Blog

In class, we discussed the critical period experiment with kittens/cats. What were the results of the experiment when one eye was sutured shut AFTER the critical period? 

Which of the following are NOT one of the conclusions from the experiments of knocking out alpha-CaMKII in the mouse hippocampus? 

A random mutation in hair cells’ voltage-gated calcium (Ca 2+) channels has just been discovered in a certain population. What is most likely to occur IF these calcium channels are NOT opening as demonstrated under normal physiological conditions? (select all that apply)

After spring break you are washing your hands and notice that the warm water on your sunburn is painful. Which of the following are you likely experiencing?

A backwards tilt motion of your head would..

Habituation is the result of decreased serotonin release by an Aplysia interneuron. 

You are performing an experiment in Aplysia where you inhibit the serotonin GPCR in the siphon sensory neuron and then induce habituation followed by sensitization (tail shock).  After the tail shock, you touch the syphon.  Compared to the situation with ACTIVE serotonin GPCRs, what will happen when the serotonin GPCRs are INHIBTED in the siphon sensory neuron?

Which test would you use to test associative memory functioning? 

Which of the following changes would you expect to observe within a dendritic spine when INDUCING LTP? 

Which of the following changes would CB1 receptor activation be expected to cause?