Chapter 3- Neuroscience Flashcards
What is neuroimaging?
Techniques that allow for studying brain activity and structure by obtaining visual images in awake humans ( MRI, fMRI, CAT/CT, PET, TMS, DTI are the neuroimaging techniques)
What is central nervous system (CNS)?
Consists of the brain and spinal cord
What is peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
Consists of all the nerves that deliver information from the periphery to the CNS
What is neurons?
Cells that carry information between parts of our body and the nervous system
What is afferent neurons?
Carry signals from PNS to the CNS
What is efferent neurons?
Carry signals from CNS to the PNS, muscles and glands
What is interneurons?
The relay cells between neuron types (eg. Interneurons are found in the spinal cord between the motor and sensory neurons)
What is somatic nervous system?
All the nerves that gather sensory info from the body, neck head and deliver it to the spinal cord and brain. Also send info about the movement from CNS to the muscles of the body, neck and head
What is autonomic nervous system?
Comprises the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
What is sympathetic nervous system?
Responsible for fight-or-flight reaction
What is parasympathetic nervous system?
Reverses the effect of the sympathetic nervous system to return the body to its resting state
What is the structure of hindbrain?
Medulla, pons, cerebellum, reticular formation
Structure of midbrain
Substantia nigra
Structure of forebrain?
Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, lambic system, basal ganglia, cerebral cortex
What is the function and location of hindbrain?
Regulates basic life functions; part of the brain closet to the spinal cord
Hindbrain-medulla
Regulates heartbeat, breathing, sneezing and coughing
Hindbrain-pons
Bridge between the medulla and other areas (important for sleep, dreaming, breathing, swallowing, eye movements, and facial sensation and expression)
Hindbrain-cerebellum
Important for motor coordination and certain types of learning that involve movement such as learning to play the Piano
Hindbrain-reticular formation
Regulates sleep/wake cycle( involved in wakefulness, arousal and mood)
Midbrain-sybstantia nigra
Important in the fluidity of movement and inhabiting movements
Forebrain-thalamus
Serves as a relay station for incoming sensory information
Forebrain-hypothalamus
Important for motivation, basic drives, and control of the endocrine system
Forebrain-pituitary gland
Regulates hormones