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central nervous system

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brain & spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system

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  • all the other nerves in the body

- divided into somatic and autonomic (inside)

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3 types of neurons

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sensory, motor, & interneurons

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sensory neurons

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  • detect info from world

- somatosensory provide info from skin and muscles

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motor neurons

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direct muscles to contract/relax

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interneurons

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communicate within short circuits

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parts of a neuron

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dendrites, cell body, axon, and terminal buttons

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dendrites

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short, branchlike appendages that detect chemical signals

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cell body

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  • aka soma

- collect & integrate info

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axon

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  • transmit signals
  • can be really long
  • covered in a myelin sheath
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terminal buttons

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at the end of the axon

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synapse

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gap where chemical communication occurs between neurons

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what is a neuron covered with

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a semipermeable membrane that allows ions to travel through ion channels

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resting membrane potential

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inside a neuron is slightly more negative than outside, so it’s polarized

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sodium potassium pump

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increases potassium & decreases sodium within cell to maintain resting potential

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action potential

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aka neural firing

electrical signal that passes along the axon

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types of chemical signals

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excitatory (depolarize cell membrane by making inside more +) or inhibitory (increase polarization by making inside more -)

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what happens when a neuron fires

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  1. sodium gates open–> sodium ions rush in and inside becomes +
  2. potassium gates open–> K rushes out and inside becomes even more +
  3. Na then K gates close, cell is even more - than normal
  4. K-Na pump restores resting state
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myelin sheath

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insulates axons and allows signals to travel faster

made of glial cells

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nodes of Ranvier

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small gaps of exposed axon between the sheath

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all or none principle

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a neuron fires with the same potency each time or not at all

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what are the neurons that send/receive signals called

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presynaptic sends and postsynaptic receives

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neurotransmitters

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  • made in axon, stored in vesicles in terminal buttons

- convey signals across synapses

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receptors

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specialized protein molecules located on receiving membrane that respond to a specific neurotransmitter and can open or close ion channels

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three major events that terminate a neurotransmitter’s influence

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reuptake, enzyme deactivation, or autoreception

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reuptake

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a neurotransmitter is taken back into the presynaptic terminal buttons

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enzyme deactivation

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an enzyme destroys a neurotransmitter

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autoreceptors

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monitor how much neurotransmitter has been released and detect excesses

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agonist vs. antagonist

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agonists are drugs that enhance actions of neurotransmitters by blocking reuptake or mimicking a neurotransmitter, antagonists inhibit them

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epinephrine

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  • aka adrenaline

- fuels fight or flight response

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serotonin

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  • emotional states, impulse control, dreaming

- lack of it causes depression

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dopamine

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  • associated with motivation and reward
  • fuels eating, drinking, and sex
  • lack of it causes Parkinson’s
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GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)

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  • primary inhibitory neurotransmitter

- lack of it causes anxiety and seizures

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glutamate

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  • primary excitatory transmitter

- excess causes seizures and destruction of neurons

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endorphins

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-defense against pain

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Broca’s area

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left frontal region crucial for producing language

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electroencephalograph (EEG)

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  • device that measures brain activity using electrodes

- reflects all brain activity, so too noisy isolate specific responses

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positron emission tomography (PET)

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  • inject a radioactive substance into the blood and see which brain areas receive increased blood flow
  • can be dangerous
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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-powerful magnetic field disrupts brain’s magnetism–> we can measure energy released from different brain tissues

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fMRI

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measures blood flow indirectly by assessing changes in oxygen level

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transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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uses fast and powerful magnetic field to disrupt brain activity momentarily in a specific region

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gray vs. white matter

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in the spinal cord: gray is neurons’ cell bodies where white is axons and myelin sheaths
in the brain: gray is neuron bodies with nonmyelinated axons that only communicate locally, where white is the opposite

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brain stem

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  • portion of spinal cord at the base of the skull
  • consists of medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain
  • control basic survival functions
  • contains reticular formation=network of neurons affecting alertness and sleep
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cerebellum

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  • large protuberance connected to back of brain stem

- important for proper motor function and balance, muscle memory, etc.

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forebrain

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above brain stem and cerebellum, has a left and right hemisphere, contains cerebral cortex and subcortical regions

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limbic system

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  • subcortical, links older and newer parts of the brain

- includes hypothalamus, thalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, and basal ganglia

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thalamus

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receives incoming sensory information, organizes it, and relays it to the cortex

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hypothalamus

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  • master regulatory structure, regulates body temperature, blood pressure, and glucose levels
  • also involved in motivation like thirst, aggression, and lust
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hippocampus

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  • creates new memories by creating interconnections within cerebral cortex
  • involved in how we remember spatially
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amygdala

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  • emotional processing of stimuli, especially fear
  • evaluates others’ emotions
  • strengthens memory of frightful events
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basal ganglia

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  • system of subcortical structures used for planning, producing, and remembering movement
  • contains nucleus accumbens which motivates behavior and experiences rewards
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cerebral cortex

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  • outer, wrinkly layer of cerebral hemispheres

- site of all thoughts, detailed perceptions, and complex behaviors

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what are the 4 lobes

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occipital, pareital, temporal, and frontal

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corpus callosum

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bridge between hemispheres

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occipital lobes

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  • located at back of the head
  • responsible for vision
  • contains primary visual cortex
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parietal lobes

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  • each one receives touch info from opposite side of the body
  • contains a primary somatosensory cortex that groups nearby sensations
  • this cortex is covered by a somatosensory homunculus, a distorted representation of the body
  • also involved in attention
  • hemineglect=one side is damaged so patients can’t notice anything on the other side
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temporal lobes

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  • hold primary auditory cortex
  • specialized visual areas for recognizing faces (fusiform face area)
  • hipppocampus and amygdala
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frontal lobes

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  • planning and movement
  • contains primary motor cortex that move muscles
  • prefrontal cortex that is responsible for attention to ideas, social life, cultural norms, and a sense of self
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lobotomy

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damages prefrontal cortex and leaves patients emotionally flat and disconnected from social surroundings

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split brain

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  • when hemispheres are cut, the right and left hemispheres can no longer communicate
  • right brain can react but not talk about objects it sees
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somatic nervous system

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  • part of PNS

- transmits signals to the CNS via nerves about sensory details

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automatic nervous system

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  • other part of PNS
  • regulates internal environment by stimulating glands & maintaining organs
  • sends signals to CNS via nerves about internal conditions like fullness
  • contains sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
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sympathetic division

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  • part of ANS

- prepares body for action when aroused

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parasympathetic division

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  • part of ANS

- returns body back to resting state

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endocrine system

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  • communication network that influences thoughts and behaviors
  • slower than nervous system and uses hormones
  • primarily controlled by hypothalamus
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hormones

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  • chemical substances released into bloodstream by endocrine glands like pancreas, thyroid, and testes/ovaries
  • can be long-lasting
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gonads

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  • endocrine glands influencing sexual behavior (testes or ovaries)
  • androgens are more prevalent in males vs. estrogens in females
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pituitary gland

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  • located at the base of the hypothalamus, controls endocrine system
  • influences all other glands by producing hormones
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plasticity

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  • ability of the brain to change itself continually
  • connections are strengthened by experience during critical periods
  • includes neurogenesis, especially in the hippocampus as memory is overwritten
  • when done early, certain aspects of the brain compensate for those that have been injured
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fire together, wire together

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connections are strengthened when neurons fire at the same time

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gene expression

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whether a particular gene is turned on or off based on environmental factors

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heritability

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  • whether a trait is inherited– found by comparing e.g. a mother and daughter to two strangers and seeing if they have less than the avg variation
  • expressed as a decimal or percent
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epigenetics

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study of how environment can create genetic tags that can be passed on

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