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Class 2 - Consciousness, Genetics, Evolution, Nervous, Endocrine, Brain Flashcards

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Nervous system

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body’s speedy, electrochemical communication network; uses neurotransmitters as mssengers

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Sensory (afferent) neurons

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carry info from tissues and sensory receptors to the central nervous system

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Motor (efferent) neurons

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carry info from central nervous system to muscles and glands

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Interneurons

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within central nervous system; process info between sensory inputs and motor outputs

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Central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

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Reflex

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a simple, automatic response to a stimulus

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Peripheral nervous system

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somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system

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Somatic nervous system

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voluntary control of skeletal muscles

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Autonomic nervous system

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controls glands and internal-organ muscles; sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system

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Sympathetic nervous system

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arouses body and expands energy

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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calms body, conserves energy; rest and digest

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Endocrine system

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body’s slower chemical communication system

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Hormones

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messengers made by glands, travel through bloodstream, and affect tissue

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Pituitary gland

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regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands

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Oxytocin

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hormones and a neurotransmitter that is involved in childbirth and breast-feeding; associated with empathy, trust, sexual activity, and relationship-building.

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EEG

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measure electrical activity in neurons

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MEG

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records magnetic fields from the brain’s natural electrical currents

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CT (CAT)

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generate x-ray of the head

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PET

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Tracks where radioactive glucose goes while the brain is performing a task

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MRI

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uses magnetic fields and radio waves to provide map of brain structure

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fMRI

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measures blood-flow to brain regions by comparing MRI scans; reveals function and structure

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Brain stem

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medulla and pons

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Medulla

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heartbeat and breathing

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Pons

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helps coordinate movements and control sleep

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Reticular formation

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filters incoming stimulus and relays information; controls arousal

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Thalamus

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relays sensory information

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Cerebellum

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nonverbal learning; skill memory; coordinates voluntary movement and balance

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Limbic system

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amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus

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Amygdala

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linked to emotion

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Hypothalamus

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temperature, eating/drinking; controls pituitary glands; emotion/reward

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Hippocampus

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helps process/storage explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events

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Cerebral cortex

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frontal lobes, parietal lobes, occipital lobes, temporal lobes

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Frontal lobes

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speaking, muscle movements; making plans and judgments; prefrontal cortex, motor cortex

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Parietal lobes

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receives sensory input for touch and body position; somatosensory cortex

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Occipital lobes

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receive information from visual fields; visual cortex

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Temporal lobes

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receive information from auditory areas; auditory cortex

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Association areas

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not involved in primary motor or sensory functions, involved in higher mental functions; Broca and Wernicke area

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Broca’s area

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speaking

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Wernicke’s area

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understanding

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Corpus Callosum

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connects two cerebral hemispheres

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Plasticity

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the brain’s ability to change

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Neurogensis

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the formation of new neurons

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Left hemisphere

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language and arithmetic reasoning

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Right hemisphere

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creative, perceptual tasks, making inferences

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Split brain

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a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain’s two hemisphere

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HEART experiment

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HE and ART are flashed to different hemisphere

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Spoon experiment

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picture of spoon flashed to the right hemisphere

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Consciousness

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subjective awareness of ourselves and environment

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Cognitive neuroscience

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interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition

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Dual processing

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often simultaneously process info on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

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Conscious and unconscious

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conscious : deliberate and reflective

unconscious : automatic and intuitive

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Blindsight

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responding to a visual stimulus without consciously experiment it

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Parallel processing

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processing many aspects simultaneously

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Sequential processing

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processing one aspect at a time

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Behavior genetics

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studies the power/limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior

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Heredity

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the genetic transfer of characteristics from parents to offspring

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Environment

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every non-genetic influence

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Identical twins

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develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two

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Fraternal twins

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develop from separate fertilized eggs

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Heritability

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proportion of variation among individuals in a group that can be attributed to genes

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Epigenetics

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the study of environmental influences on gene expression

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Natural selection

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inherited traits that better enables an organism to survive and reproduce will likely be passed on to the succeeding generations

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Mutation

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a random error in gene replication that leads to a change

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Fitness

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ability to survive and reproduce

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Hypnosis

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a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur

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Circadian Rhythm

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our biological clock, regular bodily rhythm that occur on a 24-hour cycle

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Sleep

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a periodic natural loss of consciousness (90-min)

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REM sleep

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rapid eye movement sleep; a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur (muscle relaxed, other body systems activie)

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NREM sleep

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non-rapid eye movement sleep; encompasses all sleep stages except REM sleep

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Hallucinations

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false sensory experiences

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Alpha waves

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the relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state

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Hypnagogic sensation

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bizarre experience

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Delta waves

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large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep of NREM-3 (hard to awaken)

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Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

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a pair of cell clusters in the hypothalamus that controls circadian rhythm

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Why sleep?

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protects; helps recuperate, restore/rebuild memories/skills; feed creativity; growth

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Insomnia

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ongoing difficulty in falling or staying asleep

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Narcolepsy

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Uncontrollable/sudden sleep attacks (REM) at inopportune times

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Sleep apnea

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stopping breathing repeatedly during sleep; momentary awakenings

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Sleepwalking and sleeptalking

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sleeptalking can occur in any stage; sleepwalking happens in NREM-3 sleep

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Night terrors

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appearing terrified, talking nonsense, sitting or walkign in NREM-3 sleep

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Dream

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a sequence of images, emotions, and thought passing through a sleeping person’s mind

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Manifest content

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dream’s symbolic storyline

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Latent content

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underlying/hidden meaning

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Dream Theory : Freud’s wish-fulfillment

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dreams preserve sleep and provide a “psychic safety valve” – expressing otherwise unacceptable feelings; contain manifest and latent content

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Dream Theory : Information-processing

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dreams help us sort out the day’s event and consolidate our memories

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Dream Theory : Physiological function

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regular brain stimulation from REM sleep may help develop and preserve neural pathways

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Dream Theory : Activation-synthesis

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REM sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories, which our sleeping brain weaves into stories

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Dream Theory : Cognitive development

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dream content reflects cognitive development and stimulate lives

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REM Rebound

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the tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

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Psychoactive drugs

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a chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods

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Substance use disorder

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a disorder characterized by continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and/or physical risk

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Tolerance

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the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect

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Withdrawal

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the discomfort and distress that follow the discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior

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Depressants

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drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

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Examples of depressants

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  1. alcohol
  2. tranquilizers
  3. opiates
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Stimulants

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drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

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Examples of stimulants

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  1. caffeine

2. nicotine

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Hallucinogens

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psychedelic drugs that distort perception and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

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Examples of hallucinogens

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  1. Near-death experience
  2. LSD
  3. THC

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