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acetylcholine (Ach)

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most common, related to voluntary movement, memory & cog (low for Azh, hi for PD)

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agnosia

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inability to recognize objects

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agonist

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enhances effect

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agraphia

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inability to write

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alexia

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inability to read

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alpha waves

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relaxed, doze off

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amino acids

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GABA, Glycine, & Glutamate

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amnesia

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memory loss only

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amygdala

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emotions; removal - Kluver Bucy Syndrome; mediates anger & fear

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anhedonia

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inability to experience pleasurable sensations

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anosagnosia

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unaware of disability

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antagonist

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inhibits effect

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anterograde amnesia

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can’t form new memory

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aphasia

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language disorder

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apraxia

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inability to carry out motor movements

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axon

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transmits info

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basal ganglia

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PD, Tourette Syndrome, Autism, OCD

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beta waves

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alert & attentive

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brain stem

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pons, medulla, reticular activating systems (RAS)

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CAT scan

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computerized axial tomography (structure)

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caudate nucleus

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related to OCD, Tourette’s, Huntington Disease, ADHD

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cell body

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integrate info

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cerebellum

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maintaining smooth movement, coordinating motor activity, balance

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cerebral cortex

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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

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Cholinergic

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synaptic transmission that is mediated by the release of acetylcholine

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chorea

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uncontrollable and irregular muscle movements

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cingulate gyrus

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satifaction center of brain; eating & sex

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classical neurotransmitters

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acetylcholine (Ach), catecholamines, serotonin, amino acids

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concussions

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head injury without bruising

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conduction aphasia

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connection between Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas has been damaged

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confabulate

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make up stories about past events

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contusions

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coup-countercoup injuries

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corpus callosom

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bridge between two cerebral hemispheres

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Cryptomnesia

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perceives information as being an original idea of their own

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delta waves

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deep sleep

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dementia

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loss of memory + something else

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dendrites

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receive info from other neurons

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diffuse impairment

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loss of complex cognitive functions

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discrete impairment

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loss of foresight & concern, irresponsibility

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dopamine

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related to schizophrenia? Parkinson - low dopamine

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enkephalins & endorphins

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endogenous opioids; regulate stress and pain

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GABA & glycine

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calming effect; anxiety, epileptic seizures - low

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Gate control theory

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pain not directly related to pain receptors

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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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Alarm -> Resistance -> Exhaustion

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Gerstmann’s syndrome

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lesions of the dominant parietal lobe (acalculia, agraphia, left-right difficulty, finger agnosia)

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glutamate

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schizoprenia - abnormal

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hemiparesis

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weakness in one side of body

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hippocampus

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memory

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hydroncephalus

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excessive brain fluid

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hypnogogic hallucinations

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occur as a person falls asleep

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hypnopompic hallucinations

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occur upon awakening

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hypothalamus

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homeostatsis function through regulating endocrine system; sleep, hunger, rage, fear

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Iatrogenically produced symptoms

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symptoms caused by medical or psychological treatment

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idiopathic

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cause of a disease is unknown

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inferior colliculus

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controls auditory reflexes

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Kluver-Bucy syndrome

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removal of amygdala -> placidity, apathy, hyperphagia, hypersex, amnesia, aphasia

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locus coeruleus

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associated with depression and panic disorder

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lymbic system

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related to emotional beh and aggression

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging (structure)

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norepinephrine

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depression - low; manic - high

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paraplegia

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paralysis in the legs

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paresis

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muscle weakness

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paresthesia

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abnormal skin sensation: buring, ticklying, etc

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PET scan

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positron emission tomography (activity)

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petit mal seizure

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brief & small

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pituitary

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involves growth

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polygraph

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measures through heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity

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pons & medulla

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facial expression, sleep, respiration, movement, cardiovacular

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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used for demonstrating brain activity or functioning

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proprioception

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the ability to locate one’s body parts

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prosopagnosia

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can’t recognize faces

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quadriplegia

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paralysis in all four limbs

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reticular activating system (RAS)

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filter for incoming sensory information; related to attentinon, arousal, awaking/sleeping cycle

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retrograde amnesia

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forgot past

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RNA

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nucleic acid within neuron; involved with learning and memory

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septum

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regulates emotions and the ability to learn and control impulses

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serotonin

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dep & mania - low; schizophernia - high

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spinal cord

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cervical (C1-C7), thoracic (T1-T12), lumber (L1-L5), sacral (S1)

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substantia nigra

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related to Parkinson Disease

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synesthesia

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two or more senses are connected

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thalamus

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sensory relay center, input from all senses except smell

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theta waves

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tranistion between wakefulness & sleep

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tonic clonic seizure

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dramatic & convulsions

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verbal prosody

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rhythmic and intonational aspect of language

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Wernicke’s area

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brain area responsible for sensory speech

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accommondation

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modifying existing cog structure to adjust to reality demands

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