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What do cognitive neuroscientists mean by the term neuroplasticity? Describe two different types of neuroplasticity? Compare and contrast Broca's area and Wernicke's area. How do these brain regions contribute to the concept of localization of function? Explain the cognitive or behavioral aspects of Alzheimer's disease. How is the brain of a patient different from that of a healthy person? What brain regions are most affected? What neurotransmitter systems are involved? Explain the cognitive or behavioral aspects of Parkinson's disease. How is the brain of a patient different from that of a healthy person? What brain regions are most affected? What neurotransmitter systems are involved? Explain the cognitive or behavioral aspects of depression. How is the brain of a patient different from that of a healthy person? What brain regions are most affected? What neurotransmitter systems are involved? Explain the cognitive or behavioral aspects of schizophrenia. How is the brain of a patient different from that of a healthy person? What brain regions are most affected? What neurotransmitter systems are involved? Explain how pain is processed in the brain. How in pain experienced by oneself similar or different from watching another person experience pain? Discuss the important role patient HM played in our understanding of the neural basis of learning and memory. Describe the roles of oxytocin and vasopressin in social and reproductive behavior. What evidence, provided by your textbook, supports the role of these neuropeptides in mating and material behavior? What do cognitive neuroscientists mean by Theory of Mind? Provide an example from your own life. What do cognitive neuroscientists mean by 'localization of function'? How is this different from distributed function? Why is it important for cognitive neuroscientists to understand how neurons communicate? Explain the concept of neural circuits or neural networks? What do cognitive neuroscientists mean by Levels of Analysis? Why are different levels of analysis necessary when trying to understand the brain? Comparative (evolutionary) neuroscientists examine the relationship between different brain structures and lifestyles of different species. Describe the differences and similarities between the brains and behavior of two species.