Investigations of Aplysia have revealed that when sensitization occurs, less neurotransmitter is eventually released onto muscle synapses that control Aplysia’s gill response.

The process of long-term potentiation (LTP) causes a relatively long-lasting change in the strength of a synapse.  What are three specific structural and/or chemical changes that are thought to occur at a synapse as a result of LTP?  (NOTE: This question is NOT asking how to create LTP)

In the Scientific American article “The Brain & the Written Word.” Stanislas Dahaene discusses the letterbox or visual word form area (VWFA), which is a part of the brain that becomes active when typical people read.

The process of long-term potentiation (LTP) causes a relatively long-lasting change in the strength of a synapse.  What are three specific structural and/or chemical changes that are thought to occur at a synapse as a result of LTP?  (NOTE: This question is NOT asking how to create LTP)

In which of the following conditions is the speech of the individual typically fluent (nice sounding) but meaningless?

In the Scientific American article “The Brain & the Written Word.” Stanislas Dahaene discusses the letterbox or visual word form area (VWFA), which is a part of the brain that becomes active when typical people read.

Which of the following aphasias would produce the largest and most profound negative impact on a person’s language skills?

In a sentence or two, please define the following term: lateralization

CREB and C/EBPb are examples of transcription factors and research evidence suggests that they help to consolidate memories, thus making them last. 

Section IV: Short-Answer/Essay Questions