MIND'S MACHINE: CHAPTER 1: THE
MIND'S MACHINE CHAPTER 2
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS// GRADED A+
Adult neurogenesis - correct answer the creation of new neurons in the brain of
an adult
Astrocyte - correct answer a star-shaped glial cell with numerous processes
(extensions) that run in all directions
Autonomic nervous system - correct answer a part of the peripheral nervous
system that provides the main neural connections to glands and to smooth
muscles of internal organs
Axon - correct answer also called nerve fiber. A single extension from the nerve
cell that carries action potentials from the cell body toward the axon terminals
Axon collateral - correct answer a branch of an axon
Axon hillock - correct answer the cone-shaped area on the cell body from which
the axon originates
Axon terminal - correct answer also called synaptic bouton. The end of an axon or
axon collateral which forms a synapse with a neuron or other target cell
, Axonal transport - correct answer the transportation of materials from the
neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and from the axon terminals back
toward the cell body
Behavioral intervention - correct answer an approach to finding relations
between body variables that involves intervening in the behavior of an organism
and looking for resultant changes in body structure or function
Between subjects exp - correct answer two groups, with or without experiment
Biological psychology - correct answer the study of the biological bases of
psychological processes and behavior.
Bipolar neuron - correct answer a nerve cell that has a single dendrite at one end
and a single axon at the other end.
Brainstem - correct answer the region of the brain that consists of the midbrain
the pons and medulla
Causality - correct answer the relation of cause and effect, such that we can
conclude that an experimental manipulation has specifically caused an observed
result
Cell body - correct answer also called soma. The region of a neuron that is defined
by the presence of the cell nucleus
Central nervous system (CNS) - correct answer the portion of the nervous system
that includes the brain and the spinal cord
Central sulcus - correct answer a fissure that divides the frontal lobe from the
parietal lobe
Cerebral cortex - correct answer also called simply cortex. The outer covering of
the cerebral hemispheres, which consists largely of nerve cell bodies and their
branches
MIND'S MACHINE CHAPTER 2
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS// GRADED A+
Adult neurogenesis - correct answer the creation of new neurons in the brain of
an adult
Astrocyte - correct answer a star-shaped glial cell with numerous processes
(extensions) that run in all directions
Autonomic nervous system - correct answer a part of the peripheral nervous
system that provides the main neural connections to glands and to smooth
muscles of internal organs
Axon - correct answer also called nerve fiber. A single extension from the nerve
cell that carries action potentials from the cell body toward the axon terminals
Axon collateral - correct answer a branch of an axon
Axon hillock - correct answer the cone-shaped area on the cell body from which
the axon originates
Axon terminal - correct answer also called synaptic bouton. The end of an axon or
axon collateral which forms a synapse with a neuron or other target cell
, Axonal transport - correct answer the transportation of materials from the
neuronal cell body toward the axon terminals, and from the axon terminals back
toward the cell body
Behavioral intervention - correct answer an approach to finding relations
between body variables that involves intervening in the behavior of an organism
and looking for resultant changes in body structure or function
Between subjects exp - correct answer two groups, with or without experiment
Biological psychology - correct answer the study of the biological bases of
psychological processes and behavior.
Bipolar neuron - correct answer a nerve cell that has a single dendrite at one end
and a single axon at the other end.
Brainstem - correct answer the region of the brain that consists of the midbrain
the pons and medulla
Causality - correct answer the relation of cause and effect, such that we can
conclude that an experimental manipulation has specifically caused an observed
result
Cell body - correct answer also called soma. The region of a neuron that is defined
by the presence of the cell nucleus
Central nervous system (CNS) - correct answer the portion of the nervous system
that includes the brain and the spinal cord
Central sulcus - correct answer a fissure that divides the frontal lobe from the
parietal lobe
Cerebral cortex - correct answer also called simply cortex. The outer covering of
the cerebral hemispheres, which consists largely of nerve cell bodies and their
branches
