Test Yourself

During the application process, we evaluate applicants’ knowledge and academic preparation for graduate study using several written evaluations. These tests will assess students’ background in natural sciences and neuroscience. The following practice questions from the publication “Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen FensterBrain Facts” by the Öffnet externen Link im aktuellen FensterSociety for Neuroscience (SfN) provide a sample of the types of questions that will be asked on these tests.

Question 1: Please assign the following structures to the appropriate positions:

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Question 2: Focussing of a visual picture is mainly done by the...

A Iris
B Cornea
C Geniculate nucleus
D Lens
E Retina

Question 3: What it the “critical period”?

Question 4: Does the spinal cord belong to the central nervous system or the peripheral nervous system?

Question 5: The neural tube develops into...

A Forebrain
B Hindbrain
C Midbrain
D Spinal cord
E All of the above

Question 6: Sound detection in the cochlea occurs by...

A Deformation of the tympanic membrane
B Dislocation of small bone fragemts on the cochlea cell surface
C Pressure-induced changes in the electric conductivity of inner ear fluid
D Pressure-induced neurotransmitter release from axon terminals
E The movement of cilia in hair cells

Question 7: The structures on the tongue responsible for taste detection are called:

A Taste pits
B Taste slots
C Taste buds
D Taste knods
E Taste cavities

Question 8: What happens during amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

A Degeneration of axons to the sensorimotorcortex
B Degeneration of brain and spinal cord motorneurons
C Degeneration of cholinergic forebrain neurons
D Death of cerebellar Purkinje cells
E Degeneration of interneurons in the spinal cord

Question 9: Mark the correct statement:

A Axons and dendrites are prolongations from the same tuft
B Dendrites receive input, axons generate output
C Synapses are formed on dendrites exclusively
D Glia cells form axons, neurons form dendrites
E Neurons outnumber glia cells in the mature brain

Question 10: The effect of the myelin sheath is...

A to bend the axon to its target
B to activate microglia cells during infection
C to speed axonal electrical signal transduction
D to protect dendritic structures against mechanical disturbances
E to provide nutrition to glia cells

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Solutions

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