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Ch2. Neuroscience and Behavior Flashcards

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Behavioral Neuroscientist

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psychologists who specialize in considering the ways in which the biological structures and functions of the body affect behavior

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Neurons

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nerve cells

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glial cells

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cells in the nervous system that supports, nourish, and protect neurons

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dendrites

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a cluster of fibers at one end of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons

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Axon

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carries messages received by the dendrites to other neurons

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Terminal Buttons

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The part of the axon that sends messages to other neurons. They look like a small bulge at the end of the axon.

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Myelin Sheath

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a protective coating of fat and protein that wraps around the axon

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Resting state

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state before a neuron is triggered, in which there is a negative electrical charge of about -70 millivolts within the neuron

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Action Potential

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an electrical nerve impulse that travels through a neuron’s axon when it is set off by a trigger changing the neurons charge from negative to positive. Speed is determined by axon’s size and the thickness of myelin sheath.

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Neurons differ in terms of

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Quickness of an impulse moving along the axon
Potential rate of firing

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mirror neurons

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a specialized neuron that fires not only when a person enacts a particular behavior but also when a person simply observes another individual carrying out the same behavior

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Synapse

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the space between two neurons where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with the dendrites of a receiving neuron by using chemical messages

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Neurotransmitters

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chemical that carry messages across the synapse to the dendrite (sometimes the cell body) of a receiving neuron

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excitory message

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a chemical message that makes it more likely that a receiving neuron will fire and an action potential will travel down its axon

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inhibitory message

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a chemical message that prevents or decreases the likelihood that a receiving neuron will fire

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Central Nervous System

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brain and spinal cord

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Spinal cord

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the bundle of neurons that leaves the brain and runs down the length of the back

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Reflex

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an automatic, involuntary response to an incoming stimulus

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sensory (afferent) neurons

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transmit information from the perimeter of the body to the central nervous system

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motor (efferent) neurons

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communicate information from the nervous system to muscles and glands

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peripheral nervous system

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the part of nervous system that includes the autonomic and somatic subdivisions. made of neurons with long axons and dendrites

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somatic division

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specializes in the control of voluntary movements and the communication of information to and from the sense organs

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autonomic division

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Controls involuntary movement of the heart, glands, lungs, and other organs

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sympathetic division

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The part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body to deal with perceived threats.

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parasympathetic division

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The branch of the autonomic nervous system that acts the body to calm down after an emergency has ended

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behavioral genetics

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the study of the effects of heredity on behavior

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endocrine system

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A chemical communication network that sends messages throughout the body via the bloodstream

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hormones

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chemicals that circulate through the blood and regulate the functioning or growth of the body

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pituitary glands

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The endocrine system’s most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.

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thyroid glands

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produces hormones that regulate metabolism

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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record of the electrical activity of the brain through electrodes placed on the outside of the skull

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functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

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Provides a detailed, three dimensional computer-generated image of brain structures and activity by aiming a powerful magnetic field at the body

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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

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show biochemical activity within the brain at a given moment that begins with an injection of a radioactive liquid

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transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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electrical activity in a tiny region of the brain is interrupted by bombarding it with a strong magnetic field, and researchers note the effects on brain functioning. may be used to treat certain psychological disorders

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optogenetic

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views individual circuits of neurons

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hydrogel-embedding

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allows observation of individual brain cells and the wiring of brain circuitry

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Neuropixels

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implanted probes that allow neuroscientists to read activity in hundreds of neurons in multiple parts of the brain simultaneously

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central core

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The “old brain,” which controls basic functions such as eating and sleeping and is common to all vertebrates.

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Hindbrain

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medulla, pons, cerebellum

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Medulla

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controls heartbeat and breathing

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Pons

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sleep and arousal

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Cerebellum

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Balance and coordination

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reticular formation

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the part of the brain extending from medulla through the pons; it is related to changes in the level of arousal of the body. Passes through the middle of the brain, called the midbrain, and into the front-most part of the brain, called the forebrain

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Thalamus

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the part of the brain located in the middle of the central core that acts primarily to relay information about the senses

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Hypothalamus

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a tiny part of the brain, located below the thalamus, that maintains homeostasis and produces and regulates behavior critical to the basic survival of the species. Eating, drinking, and sexual behavior.

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limbic system

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he part of the brain that controls eating, aggression, and reproductions–functions related to emotions and self-preservation. Includes the amygdala and hippocampus.

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Amygdala

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A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression.

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Hippocampus

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a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage

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cerebral cortex

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The “new brain,” responsible for the most sophisticated information processing in the brain; contains four lobes.

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Lobes

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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

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Frontal lobe

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A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement

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parietal lobe

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touch, spatial awareness

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temporal lobe

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An area on each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex near the temples that is the primary receiving area for auditory information

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Occipital Lobe

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processes visual information

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Sulci

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shallow grooves of the brain that separate lobes

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motor area

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the part of the cortex that is largely responsible for the body’s voluntary movement

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sensory area

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the site in the brain of the tissue that corresponds to each of the senses, with the degree of sensitivity related to the amount of tissue

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association area

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One of the major regions of the cerebral cortex; the site of the higher mental processes, such as thought, language, memory, and speech.

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Broca’s aphasia

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inability to produce speech

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Wernicke’s aphasia

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inability to comprehend speech

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Neuroplasticity

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the brain’s ability to change throughout the life span through the addition of new neurons, new interconnections between neurons, and the reorganization of information-processing areas,

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Neurogensis

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creation of new neurons in the adult brain

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brain hemisphere

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symmetrical left and right halves of the brain that control the side of the body opposite to their location

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left hemisphere

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controls the right side of the body; process information sequentially, particularly verbal areas

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right hemisphere

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controls the left side of the body; process information globally, particularly in nonverbal areas

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Lateralization

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the dominance of one hemisphere of the brain in specific functions, such as language

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

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A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction

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Glutamate

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A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory

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Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)

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the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system; involves in eating, aggression and sleeping

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Dopamine (DA)

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regulates motor behavior, motivation, pleasure, and emotional arousal

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Serotonin

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A neurotransmitter that affects hunger ,sleep, arousal, mood, pain and depression

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Endorphins

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neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure feeling, appetites and placebos

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