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Biological psychologist / neuroscientist study

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brain and behaviour

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how many neurons does the brain contain

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approx 100 billion

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What is phrenology

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exploration of the shape, size and protrusions of the cranium

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beleifs of phrenology
(3 things)

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  • our brain is the sole organ of the mind
  • characteristic trains and intelligence are inherited
  • diffrences between people = a diffrence in brain structure
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How was phrenology disproven

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  • damage to areas that should correspond to traits/function did not lead to those deficits
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Electrical stimulation studies investigated brain function by

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stimulating the brain during neurosurgery

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what do electrical stimulation studies support

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  • the idea that neural communication is electrical in nature
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Which neurosurgeon was intergral to the development and expansion of electrical stimulation

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Wilder Penfield

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Lesion or damage studies purpose

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  • study psychological functioning through assessing people with brain damage to a specific area and nothing deficits
  • ANIMALS: created damage to a certain area to understand specific impairment
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Electroencephalography (EEG)

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  • the recording of the branins electricle activity at the surface of the skull
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EEG advantage

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  • non invasive
  • very high temporal resolution
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EEG Disadvantage

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  • doesnt tell us about the individual cell activity
  • doesn’t tell us about brain region activation with great accuracy
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Computed tomography (CT)

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  • uses multiple x rays to build a 3D reconstruction of the brain
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CT advantages

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  • good for detecting dense tissue
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CT disadvantages

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  • produces static image
  • no detail regarding activity over time
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Position Emission Tomography (PET)

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  • uses trace amounts of short lived radioactive material to map functional processes of the brain
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PET advantages

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  • can attach radioactive isotopes to drugs to see where they are used
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PET disadvantages

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  • invasive
  • poor time course )static images)
  • poor spatial resolution
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Structural MRI

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  • uses magnetic feild to indirectly visulaize brain structure
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Advantages of MRI

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  • higher spatial resolution image than CT
  • superior to CT for detecting soft tissues
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Disadvantages of MRI

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  • expensive
  • produces a static image
  • no detail regarding activity, or activity over time
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Functional MAgnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

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  • detects the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in responce to neural activity
  • is standard technique used in brain imaging research
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What is standard technique used in brain imaging research

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fMRI

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Advantages of fMRI

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  • can see activity with good image and clarity over time
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fMRI disadvantages

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  • poor temporal resolution (better than PET/CT)
  • expensive
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Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

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  • measures brain activity by detecting tiny magnetic field generated by the brain
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Advantages of MEG

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  • exellent temporal resolution
  • resonably spatial resolution
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MEG disadvantages

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  • not great at detecting activity deeper in the brain
  • expensive
  • requires high degree of technical expertise
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

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  • is where battery powered electrodes are implanted within the brain to provide electrical stimulation direction to certain areas
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Advantages of DBS

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  • can be used to treat neuropsychological conditions and asses brain activity
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Disadvantages of DBS

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  • very invasive
  • researchers to not have control of where the electrodes go. Must be planted for medical purposes
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Risks of DBS

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  • requires brain surgery
  • infection
  • haemorrhage
  • battery replacement requires more surgery
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

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  • applies strong and quickly changing magnetic field to the surface of the skull that can either enhance or interrupt brain function
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Advantages of TMS

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  • active inhabitation of neural function for movements
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Disadvantages of TMS

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  • can cause seizures if used incorrectly
  • can only operate on outer layer of the brain (cortex)
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Localization of Function

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  • when areas of the brain are found to be particularly active during specific psychological task
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Example of localization of fucntion

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  • brocas area
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How much of our brains do we use

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100%

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Components of a neuron

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  • cell body (soma)
  • dendrites
  • axon
  • axon terminal
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neural communication within a cell is communicated

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electrically

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neural communication between cells is communicated

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chemically

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Chemical information is transfer through the

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synapse

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Glial cells

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  • supports neurons and neuron functioning
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Astrocytes

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  • responsible for the BBB
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Oligodendrocytes

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  • responsible for the myelin sheaths of some axons
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Neural communication: all or none law

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  • must reach threshold to produce an action potential
  • doesn’t reach potential = no depolarization
  • stronger than threshold = MORE action potential
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Absolute refeactory period

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  • 1-2ms after initiation of an action potential; impossible to another action potential to occur
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Relative refactor period

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  • 2-4ms after an action potential; more stimulation is needed to trigger another action potential
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Neurotransmitters

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  • chemical substances that carry messages across the synapse to either excite other neurons, or inhibit their firing
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five stages of chemical communication

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  1. synthesis
  2. storgage (synaptic vessicle)
  3. release (synaptic space)
  4. binding (receptor sites)
  5. deactivation (reuptake or breakdown)
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types of neurotransmitters

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  1. excitatory
  2. inhibitory
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Excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)

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  • postsynaptic depolarization
  • post synaptic neuron more likely to fire
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Inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSPs)

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  • postsynaptic hyper polarization
  • post synaptic neurons less likely to fire
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Glutamate role

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  • main excitatory neurotransmitter
  • sensory and learning
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Glutamate drugs

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  • alcohol and sensory enhancers
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GABA role

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  • main inhibitory neurotransmitter
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GABA drugs

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  • alcohol and anti-anxiety
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Norepinephrine role

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  • cortical arousal
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NE drugs

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  • amphetamine and methamphetamine
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Acetylcholine role

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  • cortical arousal, selective attention, memory, muscle contradiction
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ACh drugs

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  • nicotine
  • memory enhancers
  • botox
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Dopamine role

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  • motor function
  • reward
    -pleasure
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Dopamine drugs

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  • L dopa (parkisons disease)
  • Antipsychotics
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Serotonin role

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  • mood regulation
  • aggression
  • wake-sleep cycle
  • temperature
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Seratonin drugs

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  • SSRI anti-depressants
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Endorphins role

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  • pain killers
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Endorphin drugs

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  • codeine
  • morphine
  • heroin
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Anandamide role

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  • pain killers
  • increase in appetite
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Anandamide drugs

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  • TCH (marijuana)
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Psychoactive drugs impact the

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brain

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Agonistic psychoactive drugs effect

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  • enhances activity at the receptor site
  • binds to receptor site of blocks reuptake
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Antagonist psychoactive drugs effect

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  • reduces active at the receptor site
  • binds to receptor site and blocks neurotransmitter (competitive inhibitor)
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Neural plasticity

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  • the ability of neurons to change over time
  • could change in terms of structure of function
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3 areas related to neural plasticity

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  • plasticity over development
  • plasticity and learning
  • plasticity following injury / degeneration
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Networks of neurons in the brain change the course of development in four primary ways
. What are theses?

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  • growth
  • synptogenesis
  • pruning
  • myelination
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How do brains change as we grow
(3 things )

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  • synaptogenesis
  • potentiation
  • structural plasticity
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what is synaptogenesis

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  • creation of new synapses
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Our braisn can sometime repair via

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neurogenesis

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Stem cells

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  • cells that have not yet differentiated
  • have the capability of becoming almost any type of cell in the body

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