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Biological Approach Flashcards

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1
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Methods to study the brain

Autopsies

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examining the brains of corpses

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Methods to study the brain

Selective Destruction

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destroying specific parts of the brain to seeing the behavioural

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Methods to study the brain - brain imaging

Functional

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able to see the activity not the structure

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Methods to study the brain - brain imaging

Structural

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able to see the structure not the activity

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Methods to study the brain

MRI - advantage

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high resolution, little risk

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Methods to study the brain

MRI - disadvantage

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doesn’t indicate function

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Methods to study the brain

fMRI - advantage

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easy to carry out, little risk

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Methods to study the brain

fMRI - disadvantage

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unnatural setting, may not have ecological validity

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Genetics and behaviour

Genotype

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variants of a gene present in one’s DNA

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Genetics and behaviour

Phenotype

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individual characteristics (appearance or behaviour)

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Genetics and behaviour

Monozygotic twins share….

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100% of their genotype

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Genetics and behaviour

Offspring share….

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50% of their genotype

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Neuroplasticity

Synaptic Plasticity

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the ability of neurons to form new synaptic connections and break up old ones

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Neuroplasticity

synaptic pruning

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nerve cells making new connections with eachother

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Neurotransmitters

Neurotransmission

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the chemical communication between neurones

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Neurotransmitters

first step in the process of neurotransmission

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NT are transmitte by presynaptic neurone

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Neurotransmitters

second step in the process of neurotransmission

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NT drifts across the synaptic clef and binds to the post-synaptic neurone

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Neurotransmitters

third step in the process of neurotransmission

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NT either excites or inhibits post-synaptic neurone

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Neurotransmitters

final step in the process of neurotransmission

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NT is released and either is reabsorbed by the presynaptic neurone for future use or diffuses away

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Localisation of Function

strict localisation

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specific parts of the brain are soley responsible for specific functions

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Localisation of Function

Holism

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functions of the brain are the result of the brain working as a whole, not specific regions

22
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Localisation of Function

Principal of Equipotentiality

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ability of intact parts of brain to carry out functions of destroyed parts

23
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Localisation of Function

Research supporting relative localisation

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maguire and draganski

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Localisation of Function

relative localisation

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specific parts may be responsible for certain functions but not exclusively

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