NEUROPSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Ablation correct answer Mnemonic: ABLATION: Area of Brain Lost After Targeted
Incision Or Necrosis
Definition: The removal or destruction of brain tissue to study its effects on
behavior or brain function.
Category: Neuroscience
Action potential correct answer Mnemonic: ACTION: Axon Current Travels In One
Neuron
Definition: A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon to transmit
information.
Category: Neurophysiology
Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis correct answer Mnemonic: ASH: Active Signals
Hodgepodge
Definition: Theory that dreams are the brain's attempt to interpret sparse,
random neural activity during sleep.
Category: Sleep / Dream Theories
Addiction correct answer Mnemonic: ADDICT: Always Driven Despite Intense
Consequences & Trouble
Definition: Compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite negative
consequences.
Category: Neuroscience / Behavior
,Agonist correct answer Mnemonic: AGONIST: Activates GO Network In Synaptic
Transmission
Definition: Substance that binds to a receptor and activates it to produce a
biological effect.
Category: Neuropharmacology / Receptors
All-or-none law correct answer Mnemonic: ALL OR NONE: Action Potential Always
Large, Or Not Emitted
Definition: The principle that a neuron fires with full strength or not at all.
Category: Neurophysiology
Alzheimer's Disease correct answer Mnemonic: AD: Alzheimer's Decline
Definition: A neurodegenerative disorder marked by severe memory loss,
cognitive decline, confusion, depression, and hallucinations, commonly in the
elderly.
Category: Neuroscience / Memory Disorders
AMPA Receptors correct answer Mnemonic: AMPA: Always Move Positive Ions
Along
Definition: Glutamate receptors that open sodium channels in the postsynaptic
neuron, allowing sodium ions to enter and cause excitation.
Category: Neuroscience / Synaptic Transmission
Amusia correct answer Mnemonic: AMU: A Musical Understanding (lacking)
Definition: A condition marked by difficulty perceiving changes in pitch or
detecting off-key melodies; commonly referred to as "tone deafness."
Category: Auditory Perception / Neurological Disorders
,Anosmia correct answer Mnemonic: ANO: Absent Nose Odors
Definition: The loss of the sense of smell, often caused by head injury, aging, or
nasal damage.
Category: Olfaction / Sensory Disorders
Antagonist correct answer Mnemonic: ANTAGONIST: Antagonizes Neural
Transmission, Stops Signal Transmission
Definition: Substance that binds to a receptor but blocks or dampens its biological
response.
Category: Neuropharmacology / Receptors
Anterior commissure correct answer Mnemonic: ANTERIOR: Axons Navigating To
Each Region In Opposite Relay
Definition: A bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres
across the midline.
Category: Brain Structures
Anterograde Amnesia correct answer Mnemonic: AA: After-Attack Amnesia
Definition: Inability to form new memories after brain damage.
Category: Memory Disorders / Amnesia
Antidepressant Drugs correct answer Mnemonic: ANTIDEP: Activate
Neurotransmitters To Improve DEPression
Definition: Medications that relieve depression symptoms by increasing
neurotransmitter levels or enhancing neurotrophins.
, Category: Psychiatry / Pharmacology
Antipsychotic Drugs correct answer Mnemonic: ANTIPSYCH: Antagonize
Neurotransmitters To Improve Psychotic Symptoms
Definition: Medications that alleviate schizophrenia symptoms by blocking
dopamine synapses.
Category: Psychiatry / Pharmacology
Aphasia correct answer Mnemonic: APH: Abnormal Processing of Humanspeech
Definition: Impairment of language abilities due to brain damage, affecting
speaking, understanding, reading, or writing.
Category: Neuroscience / Language Disorders
Associativity correct answer Mnemonic: ASSOC: Strengthening by Sharing
Definition: Property of long-term potentiation where a weak input paired with a
strong input leads to enhanced response to the weak input later.
Category: Synaptic Plasticity / Learning Mechanisms
Astigmatism correct answer Mnemonic: ASYM: Asymmetric Shape Yields
Mistiness
Definition: A condition characterized by blurred vision for lines in one direction,
caused by an asymmetric curvature of the eye.
Category: Vision / Eye Disorders
Astrocytes correct answer Mnemonic: ASTRO: A Star That Regulates Oxygen
ANSWERS
Ablation correct answer Mnemonic: ABLATION: Area of Brain Lost After Targeted
Incision Or Necrosis
Definition: The removal or destruction of brain tissue to study its effects on
behavior or brain function.
Category: Neuroscience
Action potential correct answer Mnemonic: ACTION: Axon Current Travels In One
Neuron
Definition: A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon to transmit
information.
Category: Neurophysiology
Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis correct answer Mnemonic: ASH: Active Signals
Hodgepodge
Definition: Theory that dreams are the brain's attempt to interpret sparse,
random neural activity during sleep.
Category: Sleep / Dream Theories
Addiction correct answer Mnemonic: ADDICT: Always Driven Despite Intense
Consequences & Trouble
Definition: Compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite negative
consequences.
Category: Neuroscience / Behavior
,Agonist correct answer Mnemonic: AGONIST: Activates GO Network In Synaptic
Transmission
Definition: Substance that binds to a receptor and activates it to produce a
biological effect.
Category: Neuropharmacology / Receptors
All-or-none law correct answer Mnemonic: ALL OR NONE: Action Potential Always
Large, Or Not Emitted
Definition: The principle that a neuron fires with full strength or not at all.
Category: Neurophysiology
Alzheimer's Disease correct answer Mnemonic: AD: Alzheimer's Decline
Definition: A neurodegenerative disorder marked by severe memory loss,
cognitive decline, confusion, depression, and hallucinations, commonly in the
elderly.
Category: Neuroscience / Memory Disorders
AMPA Receptors correct answer Mnemonic: AMPA: Always Move Positive Ions
Along
Definition: Glutamate receptors that open sodium channels in the postsynaptic
neuron, allowing sodium ions to enter and cause excitation.
Category: Neuroscience / Synaptic Transmission
Amusia correct answer Mnemonic: AMU: A Musical Understanding (lacking)
Definition: A condition marked by difficulty perceiving changes in pitch or
detecting off-key melodies; commonly referred to as "tone deafness."
Category: Auditory Perception / Neurological Disorders
,Anosmia correct answer Mnemonic: ANO: Absent Nose Odors
Definition: The loss of the sense of smell, often caused by head injury, aging, or
nasal damage.
Category: Olfaction / Sensory Disorders
Antagonist correct answer Mnemonic: ANTAGONIST: Antagonizes Neural
Transmission, Stops Signal Transmission
Definition: Substance that binds to a receptor but blocks or dampens its biological
response.
Category: Neuropharmacology / Receptors
Anterior commissure correct answer Mnemonic: ANTERIOR: Axons Navigating To
Each Region In Opposite Relay
Definition: A bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres
across the midline.
Category: Brain Structures
Anterograde Amnesia correct answer Mnemonic: AA: After-Attack Amnesia
Definition: Inability to form new memories after brain damage.
Category: Memory Disorders / Amnesia
Antidepressant Drugs correct answer Mnemonic: ANTIDEP: Activate
Neurotransmitters To Improve DEPression
Definition: Medications that relieve depression symptoms by increasing
neurotransmitter levels or enhancing neurotrophins.
, Category: Psychiatry / Pharmacology
Antipsychotic Drugs correct answer Mnemonic: ANTIPSYCH: Antagonize
Neurotransmitters To Improve Psychotic Symptoms
Definition: Medications that alleviate schizophrenia symptoms by blocking
dopamine synapses.
Category: Psychiatry / Pharmacology
Aphasia correct answer Mnemonic: APH: Abnormal Processing of Humanspeech
Definition: Impairment of language abilities due to brain damage, affecting
speaking, understanding, reading, or writing.
Category: Neuroscience / Language Disorders
Associativity correct answer Mnemonic: ASSOC: Strengthening by Sharing
Definition: Property of long-term potentiation where a weak input paired with a
strong input leads to enhanced response to the weak input later.
Category: Synaptic Plasticity / Learning Mechanisms
Astigmatism correct answer Mnemonic: ASYM: Asymmetric Shape Yields
Mistiness
Definition: A condition characterized by blurred vision for lines in one direction,
caused by an asymmetric curvature of the eye.
Category: Vision / Eye Disorders
Astrocytes correct answer Mnemonic: ASTRO: A Star That Regulates Oxygen
