Biopsychology Flashcards
The Nervous Systems
Central Nervous system (CNS) -
Peripheral Nervous system (PNS) -
The Central Nervous System
The brain -
The spinal cord -
The Peripheral Nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) -
Somatic Nervous System (SNS) -
The Endocrine System - Glands and Hormones
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The Endocrine System - Fight or flight response
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Types of neurons
Motor neuron
Sensory neuron
Relay neuron
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
Somatosensory -
Auditory -
Visual -
Motor -
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
Biological Rhythms
Circadian - 24 hours
Ultradian - more than 24 hours
Infradian - less than 24 hours
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
Light -
Social Cues -
