My cat always purrs when he eats his food. Each day, I use the can opener to open the cat food. After a while, I found that he purrs each time I use the can opener even if I’m not opening cat food. What happened?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation directed at the prefrontal cortex can be an effective treatment for

Perseveration on the Wisconsin card sorting task in people with schizophrenia is correlated with

True or false: most people who experience a traumatic event will display symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder in the weeks immediately following the event.

Which of the following treatments for autism is most likely to be beneficial?

Where do transporter proteins transport neurotransmitters to?

How does a neuron “decide” to fire an action potential?

Why is nitric oxide a unique neurochemical?

Describe the chemical events that occur at the synapse that are the basis for communication between neurons. Be sure to include the following terms/concepts with definitions/explanations:  exocytosis, reuptake, enzymatic degradation, diffusion, retrograde transporters, and autoreceptors. NOTE: You won’t earn credit by just typing the textbook explanation or the information from class slides word-for-word. Your job is to convince me that you understand it, and the only way to do that is by using your own explanation. Make sure you explain each term/phrase above; don’t just use them in a sentence. Using bullet points instead of complete sentences is fine so long as all the necessary information is provided.

If you were explaining neurotransmission, you would indicate that neurochemicals are typically stored in _____ of the _____ neuron.