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Chapter 3 Neurons: The Origin of Behaviour Flashcards

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Neuron

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Cells in nervous system that communicate with one another to perform info-processing tasks

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Santiago Cajal

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Used Golgi staining to highlight appearance of neurons

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Cell Body

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Largest component of the neuron that coordinates info-processing tasks and keeps cells alive

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Dendrites

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Receive information

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Axon

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Carries information

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Myelin Sheath

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Insulating layer of fatty material

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Glial Cells

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Make up the sheath and act as support cells (e.g. digest parts of dead neurons, provide physical and nutritional support)

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Synapse

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Junction between axon and dendrite

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Sensory Neurons

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Receive information from external world

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Motor Neurons

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Carry signals from spinal cord to the muscles

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Interneurons

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Connect sensory neurons and motor neutrons

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Purjinke Cells

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Type of interneuron that carries information from cerebellum to rest of brain (BUSH)

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Pyramidal Cells

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Type of interneuron found in cerebral cortex (LONG DENDRITE)

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Bipolar Cells

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Type of sensory neuron found in the retinas of the eye with single axon and single dendrite

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Conduction

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Movement of electric signal within neurons

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Transmission

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Movement of electric signal from one neuron to the other

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Resting Potential

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Difference in electric charge between inside and outside of neuron’s cell membrane

High K and A inside, high Na and Cl outside

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Action Potential

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Electric signal that is conducted along the length of a neuron’s axon to synapse

All or none

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Refractory Period

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Time following an action potential

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Node of Ranvier

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Electric current jumps from node to node in saltatory conduction

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Terminal Buttons

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Contain vesicles with neurotransmitters

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Receptors

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Parts of cell membrane that receive neurotransmitters

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Three Processes of Neurotransmitter Leaving

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1 Reuptake
2 Deactivation
3 Bind to autoreceptors

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Acetylcholine

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Involved in voluntary motor control

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Dopamine

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Involved in motor behaviour, motivation, pleasure, emotional arousal

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Glutamate

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Involved in transmission of information between neurons; primary excitatory neurotransmitter (VS GABA)

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Norepinephrine

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Involved in states of vigilance and heightened awareness

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Serotonin

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Involved in regulation of sleep and wakefulness, eating and aggressive behaviour

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Endorphin

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Involved in pain pathways and emotion centers

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Agonists

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Drugs that increase the action of neurotransmitter

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Antagonist

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Drugs that block function of neurotransmitter

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CNS

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Composed of brain and spinal cord

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PNS

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Connects CNS to body’s organs and muscles

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Somatic Nervous System

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Part of PNS that conveys information between voluntary and CNS

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Part of PNS that connects involuntary commands

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Nerves that prepare the body for action in challenging or threatening situations

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Nerves that help the body return to normal resting state

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Spinal Reflexes

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Simple pathways in the nervous system that rapidly generate muscle contractions

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Hindbrain

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Area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of the spinal cord; stalk on which the rest of the brain sits; controls basic functions–respiration, alertness and motor skills

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Medulla

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Extension the spinal cord into the skull that coordinates heart rate, circulation and respiration

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Reticular Formation

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Regulates sleep wakefulness and levels of arousal

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Cerebellum

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A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills

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Pons

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A structure that relays information from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain

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Midbrain

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Contains:
1 Tectum - orients an organism in environment
2 Tegmentum - involed in movement arousal

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Forebrain

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Highest level of the brain that controls complex cognitive, emotional, sensory and motor functions

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Cerebral Cortex

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Outermost layer of the brain divided into two hemispheres

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Subcortical Structures

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Areas of the forebrain housed under the cerebral cortex near the center of the brain

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Thalamus

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Relays and filters information from the senses and transmits the information to the cerebral cortex

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Hypothalamus

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Regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst and sexual behaviour

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Pituitary Gland

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Master gland of the body’s hormone-producing system, which releases hormones that direct the functions of other glands

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Oxytocin

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Stimulates release of milk

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

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Released in time of stress, stimulates adrenal glands

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Limbic System

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Group of forebrain structures involved in motivation, emotion, learning and memory

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Hippocampus

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Critical for creating new memories and integrating them into a network of knowledge

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Amygdala

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Plays a central role in emotional processes, particularly the formation of emotional memories

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Basal Ganglia

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Directs intentional movements

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Gyri

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Smooth surfaces of the cortex

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Sulci

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Indentations or fissures

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Corpus Callosum

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Connects large areas of the cerebral cortex on each side of the brain and supports communication of information

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Occipital Lobe

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Processes visual information

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Parietal Lobe

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Processes information about touch; includes somatosensory cortex

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Homunculus

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Illustrates the somatosensory cortex

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Temporal Lobe

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Processes auditory and language information

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Frontal Lobe

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Processes movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory and judgement

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Association Areas

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Composed of neurons that help provide sense and meaning to information registered in the cortex

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Mirror Neurons

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Activate when an animal performs a behaviour as well as when another animal observes the animal performing the behaviour

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Ontogeny

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How brain develops within an individual

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Phylogeny

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How brain develops within a particular species

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Gene

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Major unit of hereditary transmission

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Chromosomes

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Strands of DNA in double helix configuration

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Epigenetics

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Environmental influences that determine whether or not genes are expressed and the degree to which they are expressed

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DNA Methylation

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Adding methyl group to DNA

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Histone Modification

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Adding chemical modifications to proteins called histones that are involved in packaging DNA

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Heritabilitity

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Measure for variability of behavioural traits among individuals that can be accounted for by genetic factors

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Phineas Gage

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Change in personality after frontal lobe was affected

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Roger Sperry

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Studied people who had corpus collosum severed

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Electrocephalograph

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Device used to record electrical activity in the brain

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