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Chapter 2 Flashcards

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acetylcholine

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enables muscle action, learning and memory

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dopamine

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influences movement, learning, attention and emotion

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serotonin

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affects mood, hunger, sleep and arousal

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norepinephrine

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controls alertness and arousal

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GABA

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major inhibitory NT

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glutamate

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major excitatory NT

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endorphins

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influences perception of pain and pleasure

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inhibitory

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reduces activity NT

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excitatory

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increases activity NT

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somatic nervous system

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transmits info between brain and voluntary muscles

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autonomic nervous system

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transmits info between brain and organs

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sympathetic nervous system

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flight or fight

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parasympathetic nervous system

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rest and relax

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brainstem

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includes medulla, thalamus, reticular formation and cerebellum

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medulla

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regulates heartbeat, breathing and reflexes such as sneezing and coughing

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thalamus

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routes incoming information to the right part of the brain

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reticular formation

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regulates arousel levels

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cerebellum

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coordinates voluntary movement, helps with balance and enables nonverbal learning and memory

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limbic system

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includes hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus

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hippocampus

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influences storage of new information

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amygdala

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involved in feelings of fear and aggression

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hypothalamus

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influences hunger, thirst, body temperature, sexual motivation and contains reward systems

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cerebral cortex

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includes lobes, motor cortex, somatosensory cortex and association areas

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occipital lobe

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visual areas

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temporal lobe

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auditory areas

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parietal lobe

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sensory input for touch and body position

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frontal lobe

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involved in muscle movement, speaking, planning and decision making

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motor cortex

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positioned on back of frontal lobe controls voluntary muscle movement

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somatosensory cortex

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positioned on the front of the parietal lobe registers sensations from specific body parts

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association areas

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positioned in all four lobes responsible for associations between new information and memories

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neuroscience

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brain and nervous systems

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behavior genetics

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genetic make-up

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psychodynamic

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unconscious drives and internal conflict

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behavioral

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specific experiences

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cognitive

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memory and thinking patterns

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social culture

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social situations and culture

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