Devin Has Been Having Trouble Initiating Movements Lately and Has

question 116

Multiple Choice

Devin has been having trouble initiating movements lately and has also developed a tremor in his hands.He is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and put on medication.To help alleviate Devin's symptoms directly,the drugs would need to increase the effects of ____.

• A) GABA
• B) acetylcholine
• C) serotonin
• D) dopamine

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Definitions:

Spreading Activation

A method for searching associative networks, neural networks, or semantic networks, where ideas are connected based on their association.

Semantic Network

A conceptual structure used in cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence that represents semantic relations between concepts in a network or graph.

Elaborative Rehearsal

A memory technique that involves thinking about the meaning of the information to be remembered, making it more memorable.

Conceptual Hierarchy Response

A method of organizing knowledge or responses based on levels of abstraction, from general to specific.