Sample Terms for Chapter 5

(revised 29 October 2001 18:25 EST)

Following are some of the terms you need to know in preparation for the second exam and for the remainder of the course. This is not an exhaustive list but rather only a small sample of the terms and concepts from Chapter 5.

Terms & Techniques

ablation
electrolytic lesions
radio-frequency lesions
6-OHDA
excitatory neurotoxins
bregma
coronal suture
sagittal suture
stereotaxic apparatus
perfusion
microtome
anterograde labeling method
PHA-L
immunocytochemical method
retrograde labeling method
fluorogold
computerized tomography (CT)
magnetic resonnance imaging (MRI)
functional MRI (fMRI)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
single-unit recording
cathodal stimulation
in vivo microdialysis
2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG)
in situ hybridization
targeted mutations