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exam three (biorhythms) Flashcards

1
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classical method of recording brain rhythms in cerebral cortex (hans berger)

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EEG

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2
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timing of physiological function according to brain clock

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circadian rhythm

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to record brain waves voltage fluctuations between ___ ___ are measured

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electrode pairs

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4
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electrode pairs measure electrical activity across what

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two different cortical regions

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eeg detects very small electrical fields generated by synaptic currents in ____ ____

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cortical pyramidal

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6
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presynaptic release of _____ opens postsynaptic ion channels on cortical pyramidal cells

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glutamate

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positive current flows into pyramidal cell dendrite and leaves a slight _____ charge in extracellular fluid

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negative

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the positive current spreads through the dendrite and gradually escapes leaving ____ ___ more positive

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intracellular fluid

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activity across a ______ of cortical pyramidal cells is recorded by a single electrode and summed

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population

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10
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small EEG signals generated by ______ activity

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asynchronous

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11
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large EEG signals generated by _____ activity

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synchronous

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in the case of an EEG it is not the number of neurons activated but their _____

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synchrony

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quiet, waking state

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alpha

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light sleep

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theta

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deep sleep

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delta

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activated cortex

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beta

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17
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activated, attentive cortex

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gamma

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18
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high synchrony, high EEG amplitude, low frequency

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deep sleep (delta)

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19
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low synchrony, low EEG, high frequency

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alert and awake

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20
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records small differences in _____ signals generated by neural activity

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magnetic

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21
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mechanisms of synchronous rhythms: a simple model oscillator with one ____ and ____ neuron

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excitatory and inhibitory; constant excitatory inout will tend to trade back and forth creating a rhythm

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there are two idea of what controls synchronous rhythms: the first idea is that cells take cues from a ____ _____;

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master pacemaker

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there are two idea of what controls synchronous rhythms: the second idea is ___ ____; many cells distribute timing function among themselves

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collective collaboration

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24
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what structure is the master clock; has massive inputs to cortex

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thalamus

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25
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_____ people will experience a seizure

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7-10%

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26
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identified with a specific cause (infection, trauma, tumor, ect.)

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symptomatic seizure

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27
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appears spontaneously in the absence of other CNS diseases

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idiopathic seizures

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28
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repeated seizures- a level of synchrony generally not seen during normal behavior

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epilepsy

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29
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entire cerebral cortex, complete behavioral disruption, loss of consciousness

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generalized epilepsy

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30
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specific cortical area, may be associated with abnormal sensation or aura

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partial or focal epilepsy

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31
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what are three symptoms of epileptic episodes

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aura, motor component, loss of consciousness

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32
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originate mostly in temporal lobe, characterized by subjective experiences, automatisms or postural changes

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complex partial seizure

33
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patient H.M had a temporal lobectomy that had no effect onn

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perception, intelligence, or personality

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of brief duration, characterized by a loss of awareness with no motor activity except head or rolling eyes

35
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characterized by loss of consciousness and stereotypes motor activity

36
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stages of grand mal:
body stiffens and breathing stops

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tonic stage

37
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stages of grand mal: rhythmic shaking

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clonic stage

38
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stages of grand mal:
post seizure state of confusion

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postictal depression

39
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less than 30 sec. of generalized seizure, generally childhood from

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absence seizure

40
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during generalized epileptic seizure what is EEG signature

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synchronized activity across scalp

41
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these drugs inhibit discharge of abnormal neurons by stabilizing the neuronal membrane

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anticonvulsant medications

42
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readily reversible state of reduced responsiveness to and with environment

43
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stages 1-4 of sleep are

44
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periods get longer over sleep cycle; more vivid dreams; atonia

45
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humans average around ___ sleep cycles per night

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90 minutes

46
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sleep deprivation does lead to decreased cog. performance on tasks that require

47
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brief period of sleep lasting a second or so

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microsleep

48
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in sleep deprivation studies subjects show an increased tendency to

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enter REM more readily in subsequent sleep sessions

49
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subjects spend more time in REM after deprivation; what is this called?

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REM rebound

50
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process of shifitng a memory to new location occurs during sleep and is called

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consolidation

51
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____ memory consolidation in non REM

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explicit (episodic)

52
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____ memory consolidation in REM

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implicit (motor skills)

53
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hippocampal neuron that fires when a rat is in a certain location in an environment

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place cell

54
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during periods of ___ sleep after the food search activity of place cells become correlated

55
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lesions in the midline structures (reticular activating system) of the brain stem produced states of consciousness like

56
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when the midline (reticular activating system) is electrically stimulated it caused the cortex to from NREM to

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aroused and alert state

57
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(diffuse modulatory NT systems) what neurons are active during waking state and enhance waking state

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noradrenergic and seratoninergic

58
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(diffuse modulatory NT systems) active during waking state and also enhance REM events

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cholinergic neurons

59
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diffuse modulatory NT systems ___ rhythmic behavior of thalamus and ______ asynchronicity

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decrease; increase

60
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_____ has been associated with loss of hypocretin containing neurons (acetylcholine, seratonin, NE )

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narcolepsy

61
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progression of EEG changes ending in NREM sleep state

62
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REM-on is due to ACh cells in pons, _____ firing just prior to REM sleep

63
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REM-off (5-HT and NE) cells in raphe and upper brainstem ____ firing just prior NREM sleep

64
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sleep promoting factor; accumulates over waking period, then decreases during sleep

65
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produced by wake-promoting Ach neurons; concentrations increase over waking period (stim. release of adenosine)

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Nitric Oxide

66
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synthesized in brain, stimulates immune system and peaks before sleep

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cytokine (interleukin-1)

67
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____% of genes exhibited differences of expression levels between sleeping and waking

68
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cirelli and tononi found that genes which increased in sleeping rats are used for (changes were brain specific)

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protein synthesis and plasticity related genes

69
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circadian rhythms will continue even if daylight is removed; true or false?

70
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name for environmental time cues that we become entrained to

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zeitgebers

71
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intact SCN produces rhythmic message: SCN cell firing rate varies with circadian rhythm, light input _____ clock

72
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action potentials are not keeping time in SCN because ___ applied to these neurons does not disrupt rhythm

73
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a photoreceptor that is not a rod or cone that contains ____ slowly excited by light

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melanopsin

74
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the melanopsin synapses where

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SCN neurons

75
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if SCN is damaged what happens

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daily activities occur haphazardly

76
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the ___ is the master clock but almost every cell in the body has its own clock

77
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the SCN neurons maintain ______ activity in the absense of output and input

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