Chapter 1

Question 1

What are neurons?

Answer 1

Cells of the nervous system specialized for reception, conduction and transmission of electrochemical signals.

Question 2

What is neuroscience?

Answer 2

scientific study of the nervous system

Question 3

What is Neurochemistry?

Answer 3

Study of the chemical bases of neural activity

Question 4

What is Neuroendocrinology?

Answer 4

Study of interactions between nervous and endocrine system

Question 5

What is Neuropharmacology?

Answer 5

study of effects of drugs on nervous system

Question 6

What is Neurophysiology?

Answer 6

study of functions + activities of nervous system

Question 7

What is the comparative approach?

Answer 7

study of biological processes by comparing different species

Question 8

What is physiological psychology?

Answer 8

division of biopsychology that studies neural mechanisms of behaviour through direct manipulation of brains of nonhuman animal subjects in controlled experiments. Surgical and electrical methods

Question 9

What is Neuropsychology?

Answer 9

division of biopsychology that studies the psychological effects of brain damage in humans.