Biopsychology Flashcards
1
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Fight-or-flight response
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Amgydala-hypothalamus link, SAM, HPA axis
2
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Localisation of function
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- Motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory corti and Broca’s/Wernicke’s area with functions, contralateral and arranged logically
- Locations and how auditory/visual processing occurs
- How Broca’s/Wernicke’s area communicate - arcuate fasciculus
3
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Hemispheric lateralisation
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Meaning of hemispheric lateralisation, difference between left and right, how they communicate
Sperry and Gazzaniga
4
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Plasticity and functional recovery
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- Meaning of plasticity, life experience, video games, meditation
- Neuronal unmasking, stem cells
5
Q
Circadian rhythms
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Sleep/wake cycle
SCN, determined by homeostatic control, core body temperature, hormone release
6
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Ultradian rhythms
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REM and NREM, 90 mins, BRAC
7
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Infradian rhythms
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Weekly, monthly and annual rhythms
8
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Endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle
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Endogenous pacemakers: SCN, pineal gland
Exogenous zeitgebers: light, melanopsin, social cues, Aschoff et al.
