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Zygote

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fertilization to 2 weeks

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Embryo

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2-8weeks

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fetus

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9 weeks to birth

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What is Totipotent?

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the earliest developing in the nervous system – they can develop into any type of cell in the body

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What is Multipotent?

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when cells become more specified

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How long after conception does the nervous system develop?

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3 weeks after conception

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What are the 3 layers in the embryo?

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Ectoderm (outer)
Mesoderm (middle)
Endoderm (inner)

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What is a Neural Plate?

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ectodermal tissue on the dorsal surface of the developing embryo

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What are two ways in which cells Migrate?

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Somal Translocation and Glial-Mediated Migration

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What is Somal Translocation?

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an extension grows from the cell and the cell body moves into position along it

can be radial or tangential

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What is Glial-Mediated Migration?

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a temporary network of radial glial cells develops in the neural tube

only radial migration

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What does Radial Migration mean?

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moving out

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What is Tangential Migration?

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Moving in

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What is Aggregation?

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the process in which neurons align themselves with other developing neurons

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What is Aggregation aided by? where are they located?

and how do they work?

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Cell-adhesion molecules (CAMs)

located on the surface of neurons

allows the cells to adhere to one another

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What are Tropic Molecules?

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produced by the target cells being sought by axons

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What is Chemoaffinity Hypothesis?

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each postsynaptic surface releases a specific chemical label that is uses to attract growing axons to it

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What are pioneer Growth cones?

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the first cones to travel along a particular route in the developing nervous system

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what is Fasciculation?

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the tendency for axons to grow along paths established by pioneer growth cones

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What is Synaptogenis?

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the formation of new synapses, required glial cells (astrocytes)

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What is Passive Neuron Death ?

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when a neuron dies because it failed to get nutrition

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What is Apoptosis ?

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active neuron death, the neuron commits suicide, genetically programmed

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What is Necrosis?

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Passive neuron death, die from malnutrition, a bit dangerous

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What is Working Memory?

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maintaining relevant information to keep it accessible for short periods of time

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What is a critical Period?

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when it is absolutely essential for an experience to occur during a particular interval

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what is a sensitive period?

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when the experience has great effect on development at a certain interval, but can still have effects outside of the interval

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What is Tinnitus?

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ringing in the ears

produces major organization of primary auditory system

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What is neurogenesis?

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the growth of new neurons

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Describe Autism

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a complex developmental disorder that appears before the age of 3

reduced ability to interpret the emotions of others

reduced capacity for social interaction and comminication

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What are Autistic Savants

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individuals with autism who display incredible abilities in certain areas

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What is Williams Syndrome?

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is a neurodevelopment disorder

  • near-normal language abilities
  • normal or superior musical abilities
  • very emotionally expressive and socially interactive (hyper sociability)
  • mental retardation
  • severe visuospatial problems
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What is a Stroke?

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a sudden interruption in blood supply to the brain that result in brain damage

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What are two things that are caused by Strokes?

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Infarct

Penumbra

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What is Infarct?

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dead brain tissue resulting from stroke

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What is Penumbra?

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“at risk” tissue surrounding the infarct

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What are 2 major types of Cerebrovascular Disorders?

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Cerebral Ischemia

Cerebral Hemorrhage

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What is Cerebral Hemorrhage?

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when a blood vessel ruptures and blood seeps into surrounding tissue causing damage

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What is Cerebral Ischemia?

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a disruption of blood supply caused by a blockage in a blood vessel

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What is Thrombosis?

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a plug that is formed in a vessel (blood clot, fat, tumour cells etc)

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What is Embolism?

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a plug that forms in a larger vessel that travels to a smaller vessel

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What is Arteriosclerosis?

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narrowing of blood vessels because of fat deposits

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Describe Ischemia Induced Brain damage?

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takes time

does not occur equally in all parts of the brain

mechanisms of damage vary with the brain structure affected

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What is a concussion?

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when the brain slams against the inside of the skull causing damage to the brains circulatory system

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What is a hematoma?

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buildup of clotted blood (bruise) in brain tissue following a concussion

causes pressure on underlying brain tissue

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What is bacterial brain infection?

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when bacteria infect the brain they commonly lead to the formation of cerebral accesses
ie pockets of puss

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What is a partial seizure?

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involves only part of the brain

patient remains alert and can remember the experience

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What are generalized seizures

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involves the entire brain

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Describe a simple partial seizure?

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symptoms are primarily sensory, motor, or both

short lasting (less than a few minutes)

symptoms depend on where in the brain the seizure is

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Describe Complex Partial Seizures?

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patients engage in compulsive, repetitive, simple behaviours and more complex behaviours can appear perfectly normal

usually restricted to the temporal lobes

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What is a Petit Mal Seizure?

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no convulsion

the primary symptom is the mal abscence (disruption of consciousness, cessation of ongoing behaviour vacant look, fluttering eyelids)

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What is a Grand Mal seizure?

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loss of consciousness, loss of equilibrium, violent tonic-clonic convulsion

ie tongue biting, urination, and cyanosis are also common

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What is Cyanosis?

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turning blue from excessive extraction of oxygen from the blood

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What is Multiple Sclerosis?

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a progressive disease that destroys Myelin in the CNS

an autoimmune disorder

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What is Alzheimer’s Disease?

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terminal progressive neurodegenerative disease

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What are the different stages of AD?

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Early stages – decline in memory functions, attention, problems, personality changes

intermediate stages – confusion irritability, anxiety deterioration of speech

advanced stages – lose control of bodily functions

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What are Neurofibrillary Tangles?

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tangles of protein in the neural cytoplasm

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What are Amyloid Plaques?

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Clumps of scar tissue made up from dying neurons and beta amyloid proteins

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What is Parkinson’s Disease?

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results from death of dopamine secreting cells in the substantial nigra

characterized by

  • muscle rigidity
  • loss of movement
  • resting tremor
  • cognitive impairments
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What is Rasmussen’s Encephalitis?

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a rare autoimmune, inflammatory disease that typically only affects one side of the brain

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What is Collateral Sprouting?

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axon branches can sprout from nodes of ranvier to connect to adjacent neurons

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Things that can help parksinon’s disease?

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  1. Blocking Neurodegeneration
  2. Promoting Regeneration
  3. Neuro-transplantation
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What is learning?

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how experience changes the brain

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what is memory?

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how these changes are stored and reactivated

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what is amnesia?

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loss of memory, usually as result of brain injury

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What is retrograde amnesia?

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cannot remember events prior to brain damage

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what is anterograde amnesia?

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cannot later remember events that occur after brain damage

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What is Short-term memory?

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immediate memory, limited capacity

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What is Long-Term memory?

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memory for past events, unlimited capacity

69
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What is consolidation?

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the process of converting short-term memories into long-term memories

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What is Implicit memory?

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simple doesn’t involve consciousness

  • procedural memory
  • perceptual memory
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What is Explicit Memory?

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allow for flexibility in using that learned knowledge in different context

semantic memory
episodic memory

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What is Semantic Memory?

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they are explicit memories of factual information

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What is Episodic Memory?

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they are explicit memories for specific events

74
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What is Kosakoffs Syndrome?

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anterograde amnesia due to alcoholism

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What is Electroconvulsive Shock (ECS)?

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an intense, brief, diffuse, seizure inducing current that is administered to the brain through large electrodes

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What is Encoding Association?

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Inferotemporal to perirhinal

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What is Retrival?

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perirhinal to inferotemporal

78
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What are 5 major areas that store memories?

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  1. medial-temporal cortex
  2. amygdala
  3. Prefrontal cortex
  4. Cerebellum
  5. Striatum
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What does the amygdala do for memory?

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fear-conditioning; strengthening of emotional memories

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What does the Prefrontal cortex do for memory?

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temporal sequences episodic memory; working memory

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What does the cerebellum do for memory?

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classical conditioning; habit formation

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What does the striatum do for memory?

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classical conditioning; habit formation

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What is Hebb’s Rule?

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if the synapse becomes active repeatedly at the same time that the post-synaptic neuron fires the synapse will become strengthened

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What is Associated Long-term potentiation?

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when a strong stimulus is paired with a weak one, their connections become strengthened

85
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Long-Term potentiation requires 2 events. What are they?

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activation of pre-synaptic Neuron

depolarization of the post synaptic neuron

86
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What does NMDA do?

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controls a calcium ion channel which is normally blocked by a magnesium (MG2+) ion

87
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What can Sleep deprivation cause?

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it can disrupt cognitive functions and has a profound effect on mood (irritability)

one good night sleep can make up for days of deprivation

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What do we use Electroencephalogram (EEG) for?

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attach electrodes to the scalp to measure brain waves while sleeping

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What are the patterns of brain waves in the wakefulness stage? and when does this occur?

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Alpha and Beta

usually occurs when eyes are closed and in relaxed state

90
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What are the characteristics of Alpha waves?

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regular, medium frequency waves (8-12 Hz)

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What are the characteristics of beta waves?

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irregular and lower amplitude (13-30 Hz)

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What characterizes stage 1 sleep?

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  • theta waves (3.5 -7.5 Hz)
  • usually transition between sleep and wakefulness
  • EOG show rolling eye movement
  • if awoken, people often will claim they were thinking
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What characterizes stage 2 sleep?

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mixed frequencies with occasional bursts of 12-14 cps

sleep spindles – the mechanism that decreases the brains sensitivity to sensory input –found through stages 1-4

K-complexes only found during stage 2 – can be triggered by noises

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what characterizes stages 3 and 4 of sleep?

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high amplitude delta waves (>3.5 Hz)

deepest stage of sleep – If awoken, will be groggy and confused

95
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What characterizes REM?

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the brain is awake but the body is asleep

if awoken during REM the person will be alert and attentive

complete muscle atonia

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What is Muscle atonia?

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prevents us from acting out our dreams

97
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What does a typical night’s sleep look like?

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90 min cycle

4-5 periods of REM sleep

each period is about 30 min long

Refractory period following REM

98
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What happens when a person is deprived around 3-4 hours in one night?

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increased sleepiness

disturbances displayed on written tests of mood

poor performance on tests vigilance

99
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What happens when you are deprived of 2-3 days of sleep?

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experience mirco sleeps (naps of 2-3 seconds

updating plans and strategies

innovate, lateral insightful thinking

reference memory

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What are two consistent effects of sleep deprivation?

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process more rapidly into REM as REM deprivation increases

REM-Rebound – more time spent in REM when deprivation is over

101
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What is Melanopsin?

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a photochemical in ganglion cells that transmit information from the retina to the rest of the brain

also involved in papillary response

102
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Describe Melatonin

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melatonin levels follow circadian rhythms controlled by them SCN

synthesized from serotonin in the pineal gland

103
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What are the 2 brain areas that are involved in sleep?

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posterior hypothalamus and the anterior hypothalamus are related to excessive sleep or inability to sleep

104
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How much of the population is affected by insomnia at some point?

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25%

105
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Describe Sleep Apnea

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stop breathing briefly

carbon dioxide in the blood stimulates chemoreceptors that cause the person to wake up gasping for air

106
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Define Narcolespy

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REM Phenomena speaking into waking hours

Sleep attack: overwhelming urge to sleep mostly during monotonous tasks

wake up feeling rested

generally skip slow wave sleep and go directly to REM

107
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What is Hypnagogic Hallucinations?

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when a person dreams while lying awake

108
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What is REM Sleep behaviour disorder?

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when people act out their dreams

usually associated with Parksinson’s

109
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What are Night Terrors?

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Most intesne acceleration of heart rate in all of human experience

occurs in stage 4 not REM

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