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Biopsychology Flashcards

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The Nervous Systems

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Central Nervous system (CNS) -
Peripheral Nervous system (PNS) -

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The Central Nervous System

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The brain -
The spinal cord -

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The Peripheral Nervous system

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Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) -
Somatic Nervous System (SNS) -

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The Endocrine System - Glands and Hormones

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The Endocrine System - Fight or flight response

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Types of neurons

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Motor neuron
Sensory neuron
Relay neuron

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The structure of a neuron

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Electric transmission - the firing of a neuron

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Synaptic Transmission

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Localisation of function in the brain - localisation vs holistic theory

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Localisation of function in the brain - hemispheres of the brain and the cerebral cortex

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The centres in the brain

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Somatosensory -
Auditory -
Visual -
Motor -

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Language area’s of the brain

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Brain plasticity

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Functional Recovery

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Hemispheric Lateralisation

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Split-brain study - Sperry (1968)

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Key findings of Sperry’s research

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Ways of investigating the brain - FMRI scans

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Ways of investigating the brain - EEG

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Ways of investigating the brain - ERP

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Ways of investigating the brain - Post Mortem Examinations

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Biological Rhythms

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Circadian - 24 hours
Ultradian - more than 24 hours
Infradian - less than 24 hours

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Circadian Rhythms - Sleep/wake cycle

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Circadian Rhythms - Siffre’s cave study

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Infradian Rhythms - Menstrual Cycle

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Infradian Rhythms - McClintock study

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Ultradian Rhythms - sleep stages

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Endogenous pacemakers - The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)

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Animal studies on the SCN

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Exogenous zeitgebers

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Light -
Social Cues -

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