Biological approach

What was the main aim of Maguire et al. (2000)?

• To examine the role of the amygdala in emotional memory

• . To investigate whether extensive spatial navigation experience alters brain structure

• To study the effects of brain damage on memory

• To explore the impact of stress on hippocampal volume

What was a significant finding of the Maguire study?

• Taxi drivers had smaller hippocampi than non-taxi drivers.

• Taxi drivers had larger posterior hippocampi but smaller anterior hippocampi.

• . Taxi drivers showed no difference in hippocampal size compared to the control gro

• Taxi drivers had impaired memory for spatial navigation tasks.

The study by Maguire et al. (2000) supports the idea of neuroplasticity.

• True

• False

Which method was used to measure the hippocampal volume in participants In Maguire's study ?

• PET scans

• EEG

• MRI scans

• CT scans

Match the following- Maguire et al 2000

• Control group used in the study

• Posterior hippocampus

• . Associated with spatial navigation

• MRI

• Brain’s ability to adapt to experience

• Non-taxi drivers

• Brain imaging technique

• Neuroplasticity

Match the concept to its description:

• strengthening of synapses based on activity

• Long-term potentiation

• Elimination of unused synaptic connections

• Neural network

• forming new synaptic connections

• Synaptic pruning

What is the primary role of neurotransmitters in the brain?

• To generate electrical impulses

• transmit chemical signals between neurons

• To store genetic information

• To protect the brain from toxins

Which study provides evidence for the role of serotonin in behavior?

• Caspi et al. (2003)

• Crockett et al. (2010)

• Draganski et al. (2004)

• Maguire et al. (2000)

Match the term to its description:

• Reabsorption of neurotransmitters into t

• Synapse

• Plays a key role in muscle contraction a

• Reuptake

• Regulates mood, appetite, and sleep

• Dopamine

• Neurotransmitter involved in reward and

• Acetylcholine

• the junction/ gap between two neurons

• Serotonin

Neurotransmitters are stored in ________ at the end of the axon.

• synaptic vesicles

• dendrites

• post synaptic neuron

• receptor sites