According to the “push-pull” model of HPA axis regulation, which brain area stimulates the HPA axis?

Patients who have undergone exposure therapy display a lasting decrease in cingulate cortex activity.

As compared to non-lesioned controls, a rat with a lesion to the amygdala will

Patient S.M. has calcifications in her amygdala due to a condition called

The typical antipsychotic spiroperidol binds to its target receptors more potently than chlorprozamine, another typical antipsychotic. Given this information, which of the following can be concluded regarding their effectiveness in relieving schizophrenia symptoms?

The nasal spray esketamine, a new rapid antidepressant, works by

When comparing brain activity during REM sleep vs. waking, frontal areas are _________________ active and limbic areas are ______________ active during REM.

Glucagon is released from the pancreas immediately after a meal.

The _________________________ of the hypothalamus, referred to as the brain’s “clock”, indirectly controls production of the hormone melatonin by the _________________________. 

Which of these best describes what is recorded by electroencephalography (EEG)?