Some IEGs Encode Effector Proteins, Like _______, That Directly Regulate

question 3

Multiple Choice

Some IEGs encode effector proteins, like _______, that directly regulate synaptic function.

• A) CREB
• B) Arc/Arg3-1
• C) c-fos
• D) channel proteins
• E) microtubule-associated protein

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Definitions:

Castration Fear

A psychological fear often associated with the anxiety of losing one's power or masculinity, typically linked to Freudian psychoanalytic theory.

Sexual Object

An object or a person that is the focus of one's sexual desire or attraction.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian concept in psychoanalytic theory indicating a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory introduced by Carl Jung, positing that a girl’s psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.