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Franz Gall

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Phrenology, traits well-developed then part of the brain responsible for that trait expands

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Pierre Flourens

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Functions of major sections of the brain, used extirpation/ablation

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William James

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Functionalism, how mental processes adapt to their own environment

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John Dewy

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Functionalism, focuses on the study of organisms as a whole as it functions help the environment

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Paul Broca

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Broca’s Area: Speech Production

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Hermann Von Helmholtz

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Speed of the nerve impulse

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Sir Charles Sherrington

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Synapses

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Sigmund Freud

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Psychoanalytical Perspective

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Sensory Neurons

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afferent, spinal cord to brain

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Motor Neurons

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efferent, brain/spinal cord to muscles/glands

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Interneurons

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Between other neurons, mostly in the CNS

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Reflex Arcs

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interneurons relay information to the source of the stimuli while simultaneously routing it back to the brain

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Central Nervous System

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CNS, brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral Nervous System

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PNS, nervous tissues and fibers outside the CNS

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Somatic Nervous System

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Voluntary

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Sympathetic Nervous System: fight or flight, increase heart rate, decrease digestion, dilation of eyes
Parasympathetic Nervous System: rest and digest

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Meninges

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Protects the brain, consists of: dura mater, arachnoid mater, & pia mater

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

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Fluid across the brain

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Hindbrain

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controls balance, motor coordination, breathing, digestion, & sleep/waking
Consists of:
-medulla oblongota: breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate
-pons/cerebellum: balance
-reticular formation: posture/balance/body movements

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Midbrain

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Receives sensory and motor information
Consists of:
Colliculi: superior–> receives visual sensory input. inferior–> receives sensory info from the auditory systems ex: loud noises

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Forebrain

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emotion & memory. Thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, limbic system, & cerebral cortex

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EEG

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electrodes attached to scalp and assess brain activity

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Regional Cerebral Blood Flow

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detects patterns of neural activity based on increased blood flow in different parts of the brain

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CT

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X-rays, cross-sectional slice images of the tissue

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PET

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radioactive sugars injected and absorbed into the body, dispersion & uptake throughout the targeted tissue is imaged

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MRI

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magnetic imaging, interact w/ hydrogen & map out hydrogen dense regions of the body

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fMRI

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same as MRI, but measures blood flow change

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Meninges & the 3 parts

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protects the brain. dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater

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Thalamus

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relay station for sensory information

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Hypothalmaus & 4 Fs

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homeostasis. Feeding, fighting, flighting, (sexual) functioning

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Lateral hypothalamus

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hunger center, LH (lacks hunger) if destroyed

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Ventromedial hypothalamus

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stop eating, when destroyed VERY MUCH HUNGRY

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Anterior hypothalmus

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sexual behavior, destroyed ASEXUAL, sleep/body temp

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Posterior pituitary gland

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secretes antidiuretic hormone ADH and oxytocin

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Pineal gland

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secretes melatonin

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Basal ganglia

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smooths movements & helps postural stability

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Extrapyramidal system

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gathers body position info and carries this info to the CNS

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Parkinson’s Disease

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destruction of portions of basal ganglia. uncontrolled tremors. Schizophrenia & OCD also involved w/ Basal ganglia

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Limbic System

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septal nuclei (pleasure/addiction), amygdala (fear/aggression), & hippocampus (emotion/memory)

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Cerebral cortex

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bumps & folds= gyri & sulci, divided in 2 halves= cerebral hemispheres

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Frontal Lobe

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executive function, impulse control, speech, motor

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Parietal

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touch, pressure, temp, pain, spatial processing

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Occipital

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visual

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Temporal

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sound, speech perception, memory, emotion. Wernicke’s Area: language reception & comprehension

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Cerebral Hemispheres

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Left: analytic, language, logic, math, DOMINANT
Right: intuition, creativity, spatial processing, NON-DOMINANT

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Contralateral

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one side of the brain interacts w/ opposite side of body

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Ipsilateral

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one side of brain interacts w/ same side of body

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Neurotransmitters

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released by neurons to carry a signal

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Acetylcholine

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used by somatic nervous system to more muscles. Also used by the parasympathetic & CNS

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Dopamine

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maintains smooth movements & steady posture. Schizophrenia delusions/hallucinations

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Endorphines/Eukephalines

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natural pain killers

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Epinephrines & Norepinephrine

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maintain wakefulness & mediated F/F responses. Epinephrine= hormone norepinephrine= neurotransmitter. Released by adrenal medulla & cause physiological changes associated w/ the sympathetic NS

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Innate Behavior

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genetically programmed as a result of evolution

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Learned Behaviors

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based on experience & environment

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Adaptive value

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trait or behavior positively benefits a species by influencing the evolutionary fitness of the species–> adaption through natural selection

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Nature

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heredity or influence of inherited characteristics on behavior

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Nurture

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influences of envt. and physical surroundings on behavior

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Family studies

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rely on the assumption that genetically related people are more similar genotypically than unrelated people

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Twin studies

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comparing concordance rates for a trait between monozygotic (identical) and dizygotic (fraternal)

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Concordance rates

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likelihood both twins exhibit same trait

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Adoption studies

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understand environmental & genetic influence on behavior

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Neuralation

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ectoderm overlying the notochord began to form–> forms neural groove surrounded by 2 neural folds

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Neural crest

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cells at leading edge of the neural fold. Spread out throughout the body, differentiating into many different tissues

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Neural tube

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Becomes the CNS

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Alar plate

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differentiates into sensory neurons

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Basal plate

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differentiates into motor neurons

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Umbilical cord

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Fetus attached to the uterine wall & placenta through this

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Placenta

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transmits food, oxygen, & water to the fetus while returning water and waste to the mother

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Reflex

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behavior in response to a given stimulus without higher cognitive input

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Primitive reflexes

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exists in infants and disappears w/ age

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Rooting reflex

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turns head towards stimulus

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Moro reflex

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extends arms, response to falling sensation

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Babinski reflex

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big toe is extended & other toes fan out in response to brushing on sole of foot

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Grasping reflex

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grabs anything put into hands

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Developmental milestones

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Gross & fine motor abilities progress head to toe & core to periphery
Social skills shift from parent-oriented to other-oriented
Language skills become increasingly complex

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Stranger anxiety

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a fear & apprehension of unfamiliar individuals

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Separation anxiety

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a fear of being separated from the parental figure

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Parental play

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children will play alongside each other without influencing each other’s behavior

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Y-aminobutynl-Acid (GABA)

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inhibitory neurotransmitters. Act as brain “stabilizers”. Glycine serves a similar function

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Glutamate

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Acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter

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Serotonin

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modulates mood, sleep, eating, and dreaming

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Anterior pituitary

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releases hormones that regulate activities of endocrine glands and controlled by the hypothalamus

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Adrenal Glands

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adrenal medulla: releases epinephrine and nonepinephrine, part of sympathetic NS
adrenal cortex: produces hormones called corticosteroids–> stress hormone CORTISOL and produces sex hormones TESTOSTERONE and ESTROGEN

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Gonads

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sex glands in ovaries and testes

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Testosterone and Estrogen

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mediate libido. Testosterone increase aggressive behavior. Both produced in gonads, released by adrenal cortex

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