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Approaches to study brain functions

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The field measuring electrical responses of the nervous system, making it possible to listen to the activity of single neurons.

a)

Psychology

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Electrophysiology

d)

Electrosphysics

2.

Which scientists successfully record the evoked responses of stimulated nerve trunk and won the Nobel Prize in 1944?

a)

Galvani

b)

Erlanger and Gasser

c)

Cole & Curtis

d)

Hodgkin and Huxley

3.

Neher & Sackmann won the Nobel Prize in 1992. What did they develop and what does it allow for? Choose 2

a)

a technique called patch clamp

b)

a technique called cell patching

c)

the detection of electrical currents of a millionth of an ampere in the membrane

d)

the detection of electrical currents of a trillionth of an ampere in the membrane

4.

Roger Tsien won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for developing a new technique using genetic recombinant technology. What is his important contribution?

a)

He enable the study of gene of interest using green fluorescent protein.

b)

He invented the Brainbow technique

c)

He perfected the immunohistochemistry study of neuronal cells

d)

He perfected the patch clamp technique for other functions.

5.

Select two correct statement regarding the Brainbow technique :

a)

Utilise Cre-Lox recombinant technique to get the unique hue for specific neuron

b)

Using fluorescence immunostain on live cells.

c)

To study individual circuit of a neuron

d)

Able to detect specify cell type