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Biological bases of behavior Flashcards

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The amygdala

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Influences aggression and fear

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The Corpus Callosum

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Carries messages between the two hemispheres.

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Neuron

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Nerve cell

Building block of nervous system

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Sensory neurons

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Carry info from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal chord

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Motor neurons

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Carry outgoing info from the brain and spinal chord to the muscles and glands

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Interneurons

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Communicate within the brain and spinal chord

Intervene between sensory inputs and motor outputs

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Dendrite

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Receive messages

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Axon

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Extension of a neuron

Messages pass to neurons

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Myelin sheath

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Fatty tissue encasing many neurons

Enhances transmission

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Action potential

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Neural impulse

Brief electrical charge travels down axon

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Threshold

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Level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse

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Synapse

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Junction Between neurons

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Reputake

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Neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron

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Endorphins

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Natural opiate like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure

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Nervous system

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Bodys speedy electrochemical communication network,
Nerve cells
Peripheral and central nervous systems

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Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal chord

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Peripheral nervous system

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Sensory and motor neurons

Connect CNS to the body

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Somatic nervous system

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Division of PNS
Controls skeletal muscles
Skeletal nervous system

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Autonomic nervous system

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Part of PNS
Controls glands and muscles of internal organs
Ex heart
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Parasympathetic = calms
Sympathetic = arouses
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Reflex

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Automatic response to sensory stimulus

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Endocrine system

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Bodys slow chemical communication system

Set of glands that secrete hormones into bloodstream

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Hormones

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Chemical messengers

Affect tissues

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Adrenal glands

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A pair of endocrine glands
Sit above the kidneys
Help arouse body in times of stress

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Pituitary gland

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Endocrine system most influential gland
Under influence of hypothalamus
Regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands

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Lesion

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Tissue destruction

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Electroencephalogram

EEG

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Amplified recording of waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brains surface

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Computed tomography scan

CT

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Series of X-ray photos taken from diff angles and combined to represent slice of body
Also called CAT scan

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Positron emission tomography scan

(PET) scan

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Visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a task

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Magnetic resonance imaging

MRI

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Uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images of soft tissue
Brain anatomy

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Functional MRI

fMRI

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Reveals blood-flow therefore brain activity

Show brain function

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Brain stem

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Oldest and central core part of brain

Automatic survival functions

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Medulla

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Base of brain stem
Heartbeat
Breathing

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Reticular formation

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Nerve network in brain stem
Controls arousal
Sleep

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Thalamus

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Sensory switchboard
Located on top of the brain stem
Directs messages to sensory receiving areas

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Cerebellum

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Little brain 
Rear of brain stem 
Process sensory input 
Coordinate movement
Balance
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Limbic system

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(Hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus)

Emotions and drives

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Amygdala

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Emotion
Fear
Two Lima bean shaped neural clusters

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Hypothalamus

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Below thalamus
Maintenance activities
Eating drinking body temp
Emotion and reward 
Helps govern pituitary gland
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Cerebral cortex

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Covers cerebral hemispheres

Control center

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Glial cells

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Protect neurons

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Frontal lobes

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Behind forehead
Speaking
Muscle movements
Planning and judgements

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Parietal lobes

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Cerebral cortex lying at top of head toward the rear
Touch and body position
Sensory input

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Occipital lobes

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Portion of cerebral cortex lying at back of head

Visual fields

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Temporal lobes

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Lying above ears

Includes auditory areas

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Motor cortex

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Area at the rear of the frontal lobes

- controls voluntary movements

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Sensory cortex

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Area at the front of the parietal lobe

Registers and processes body touch and movement sensations

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Association areas

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Areas of cerebral cortex not involved in primary motor or sensory functions
They are involved in higher mental functioning
- learning
- remembering
- thinking
- speaking

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Aphasia

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Language impairment
Caused by damage to broca’s area ( impaired speaking) or wernicke’s area (impaired understanding)
Left hemisphere damage

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Broca’s area

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Controls language expression
Usually left frontal lobe
Directs muscles to speak

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Wernicke’s area

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Controls language reception
Comprehension
Expression
Left temporal lobe

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Plasticity

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Brains ability to change
Reorganize after damage
Build new pathways based on experience

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Neurogenesis

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Formation of new neurons

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Corpus callosum

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Large band of neural fibers connecting two brain hemispheres & carries messages between them

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Split brain

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Condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain’s two hemispheres by cutting the fibers connecting them
Cut corpus callosum

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Consciousness

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Our awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Cognitive neuroscience

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Interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition
(perception, thinking, memory, language)

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Dual processing

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Principal that info is simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

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Behavior genetics

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Study of relative power and Limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior

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Environment

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Non genetic influences

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Chromosomes

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Threadlike structures
DNA molecules
Contain genes

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DNA (deoxyribonucleicacid)

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Complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes

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Genes

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The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes
Segments of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein

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Genome

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Complete instructions for making an organism

All genetic material in their chromosomes

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Identical twins

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One single fertilized egg splits

Genetically identical organisms

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Fraternal twins

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Separate eggs develop

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Heritability

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Proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes
Varies

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Interaction

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Interplay that occurs when effect of one factor depends on another factor

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Molecular genetics

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The subfield of biology that studies the molecular structures and function of genes.

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Evolutionary psychology

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Study of the evolution of behavior and the mind

Natural selection

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Natural selection

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Principal that among the range of inherited trait variations those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.

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Mutation

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A random error in gene replication that leads to a change

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