AM Neurology Exhibits

Does the brain get bigger or smaller (overall) when a person has Alzheimer's Disease?

Bigger

Smaller

Which of these mental illnesses has associated changes in the size of brain structures?

Depression

Schizophrenia

Both

Neither

If we didn't map the brain in the next 100 years it will likely be because...

We don't have tools to map individual circuits of the brain.

There are over 100 billion neurons to map, which could prove too difficult.

Which of the following is an indirect effect on someone who has a mental illness?

Verbal abuse

Harassment

Fewer job opportunities

True or False: There is not a chemical change in people who have depression, so the best way to help them is to encourage them to be more positive.

True

False

Which of these chemicals could be the focus of a new screening method for people at risk for Alzheimer's Disease?

Epinephrine

Glutamate

Both

Neither

True or False: If someone claims to have depression, but doesn't look sad the majority of the time, then they probably don't have depression.

True

False

If someone is in a normal situation with people, but feels like there are people whispering about them and shouting at them, they might have _____.

Schizophrenia

Anxiety

Depression

True or False: Repeated head injury is a risk for developing Alzheimer's Disease later in life.

True

False

Having a concussion early in life can cause symptoms later in life such as:

Headaches

Irritability

Memory problems

All of the above

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