NEUROSCIENCE PREMED

What is the primary focus of neurosciences?

• The study of plants and animals

• The scientific study of the nervous system

• The study of human behavior only

• The study of environmental science

Which part(s) of the body does neuroscience study?

• Only the brain

• The brain and spinal cord only

• The brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system

• The lungs and heart

Which branch of neuroscience studies the neural mechanisms involved in emotion?

• Cognitive neuroscience

• Affective neuroscience

• Molecular neuroscience

• Behavioral neuroscience

What does clinical neuroscience focus on?

• Theoretical study of the nervous system

• The biological mechanisms underlying cognition

• Biological mechanisms of nervous system disorders

• Development of neural networks

Which branch studies the biological basis of behavior in humans and animals?

• Behavioral neuroscience

• Neuroanatomy

• Neuroethology

• Neuropsychology

Neuroimmunology studies:

• The anatomy of the nervous system

• The interactions between the nervous and immune systems

• The genetics of neurons

• The chemistry of brain cells

Which of the following is NOT a focus of neuroscience?

• Brain imaging techniques

• Studying economic systems

• Understanding neurodegenerative diseases

• Neural engineering

The study of how the nervous system develops and changes over time is called:

• Cellular neuroscience

• Developmental neuroscience

• Computational neuroscience

• Molecular neuroscience

What role do neurosciences play in clinical and applied fields?

• They only focus on basic research with no clinical application

• They help understand diseases and disorders of the nervous system

• They focus mainly on plant biology

• They focus on astronomy and physics

Which of the following careers might involve neuroscience knowledge?

• Clinical neuropsychologist

• Neural engineer

• Research scientist studying brain diseases

• All of the above