5 Written Questions

1. Blood oxygen-level-dependent contrast; the signal measured in fMRI that relates to the concentration of deoxyhemoglobin in the blood
2. an essential component of proteins (it's building blocks)
3. a dopaminergic structure believed to participate in reward and addiction
4. one of a group of chemical messengers that includes amino acids and amines
5. a compulsive craving for drug effects or other experience

5 Matching Questions

1. amphetamine
2. psychoactive drug
3. L-dopa
4. barbiturate
5. indoleamine

1. a one of a subgroup of monoamines includnig seratonin and melatonin
2. b a drug that produces changes in mental processes
3. c a substance produced during during the synthesis of catecholamines that is also administered as a treatment for Parkinsno's Disease
4. d a drug that produces strong sedation by acting as a GABA agonist
5. e a highly addictive drug that acts as a potent dopamine agonist

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a gas that performs a type of signaling between neurons
   1. neuromodulator
   2. nitric oxdie (NO)
   3. acetylcholine (ACh)
   4. nicotine
2. a neurotransmitter implicated in motor control, reward and psychosis.
   1. indoleamine
   2. dopamine
   3. monoamine
   4. morphine
3. one of the monoamine (also known as Adrenaline)
   1. norepinephrine
   2. morphine
   3. amphetamine
   4. epinephrine
4. the assumption that adding a different component to a task does not change the operation of other components
   1. pure insertion (pure deletion)
   2. cognitive subtraction
   3. nicotinic receptor
   4. norepinephrine
5. part of a group of biogenic amines that includes dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine.
   1. monoamine
   2. amphetamine
   3. indoleamine
   4. catecholamine

5 True/False Questions

1. serotonin → a powerful addictive dopamine agonist derived from the leaves of the cocoa plant in south america

   True        False

2. acetylcholine (ACh) → a major small-molecule neurotransmitter used at the neuromusculus junction, in the autonomic nervous system, and in the CNS.

   True        False

3. acetylchoilnesterase → an enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcoline

   True        False

4. reserpine → a substane that is derived from a plant that depletes supplies of monoamines by interfering with the uptake of monoamines into synaptic vesicles; used to treat high blood pressure but often produces depression

   True        False

5. nicotinic receptor → a postsynaptic receptor that responds to both ACh and muscarine

   True        False