Biological Psychology Flashcards
Amygala
Part of brain for emotions
Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
Something you don’t think about
-heartbeat breathing lungs
Axon
Cable that sends messages from one neuron to another
Binding problem
Mystery on why all the parts of the brain work together.
Cell body
Neuron that contains the nucleus of the cell
Action potential
When a neuron fired at -70 milo volts
Central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
Cerebellum
Brain area primary for balance
Corpus callousness
Tissues that connects the 2 brain hemispheres
Dendrite
Branches structures of neurons that receives transmissions from other neurons
Dopamine
Neurotransmitter that controls movement
Electroencephalograph
Measures brain activity
Endocrine system
Contains the glands which manufacture hormones
Endorphins
Natural pain killers
Epilepsy
Seizures caused by abnormal brain activity
Frontal lobe
In charge of planning and higher order thinking
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Measures amount of hemoglobin a in different parts of the brain
Glial
Cell that insulated, provides nourishment and removes waste.
Hemisphere
Either the left or right side of the brain
Hypothalamus
Brain area responsible for appetite
Magnetoencephalograph
Measures magnetic changes during brain activity
Medulla
Controls vital functions of brain
Breathing, heart
Mirror neurons
Copy cat neurons
Myelin sheath
Coat around the axon that speeds of transmission of impulse