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bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres it’s like the pathway. Messages move from one side of the brain to the other

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Corpus callosum

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this hemisphere specializes in any kind of thoughts requiring analysis

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left hemisphere

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this hemisphere specializes in more widespread processing

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Right hemisphere

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Sleep disorder caused by breathing interruptions during sleep

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sleep apnea

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neurological sleep disorder with irregular sleep patterns and the inability to controland regulates sleep and wakefulness

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narcolepsy

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sleep disorder also known as sleepwalking

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Somnambulism

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drugs that affect the chemical and physical functioning of the brain altering perception and behavior of the user

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psychoactive drugs

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mimic Neurotransmitters

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agonist

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Block Neurotransmitters

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antagonist

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slow the activity of the central nervous system

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depressants

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depresses the area of the brain that controls judgment and inhibition

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Alcohol

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drugs that dull the senses and relieve pain, also called oploids

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narcotics

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drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

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stimulants

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drugs that alter mood, distort perceptions, and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input

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hallucinogens

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Conduct a groundbreaking research with Gazzaniga on split brain patients, helped improve understanding of brain lateralization

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Roger Sperry

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cognitive neuroscientist, best known for his research with Sperry on split brain patients

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Michael Gazzaniga

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founder of functionalism who maintained that psychology should aim to understand how consciousness helps organisms adapt to their environments

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William James

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founder of psychoanalysis. His approach to therapy included dream interpretation which he believed could reveal insights about the unconscious mind

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Sigmund Freud

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The influence of genetics and brain chemistry (physical and biological processes)

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Biological

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mental processes exist because they serve an evolution purpose, they aid in survival and reproduction

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Evolutionary

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lobe of the brain: voluntary movement/ higher order cognitive processes

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Frontal lobe

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lobe of the brain: integrates perceptions from different senses

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parental lobe

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lobe of the brain: vision

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occipital lobe

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lobe of the brain: sense of hearing/ meaningful speech

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temporal lobe 

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One of two symmetrical halves (left and right) of the brain, specialized for particular functions

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Hemispheres

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26
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the localization of some functions in one of the two hemispheres

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Lateralization

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27
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pathway that connects two hemispheres

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Corpus callosum

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28
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autonomic responses; including breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

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medulla

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29
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what does medulla do

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responses to breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

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30
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Regulates motor coordination

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cerebellum

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31
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regulates variety of drives (hunger, thirst, sexual arousal and temperature)

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Hypothalamus

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32
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Formation of long term movements

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hippocampus

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33
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involved with fear, aggression, and other emotions

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amygdala

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34
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A.k.a. fear Center

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amygdala

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35
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transfers information between the cerebellum and other parts of the brain

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pons

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36
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contributes to attention and conscious state by filtering incoming stimuli and selectively relaying information

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Reticular formation

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Relays signals from other parts of the brain to the cerebral cortex and regulates sleep, and consciousness

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Thalamus

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38
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The wrinkled surface of the cerebrum

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Cerebral cortex

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39
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largest part of the human brain

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Cerebral cortex

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40
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This regulates emotions and drives; consists of the thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus and other structures

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The limbic system

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41
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is the brains ability to constantly change both the structure and function of many cells in the brain

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Neuroplasticity

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42
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The process to create new neurons

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neurogenesis

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43
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Is the two hemispheres of the brain and it can’t communicate with each side

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Split brain

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44
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Who researched split brain

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Sperry and Gazzaniga

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45
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Region in the frontal lobe of a person’s dominant hemisphere that controls speech production

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Brocas area

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46
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region in the temporal lobe of a person’s dominant hemisphere that controls speech comprehension

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Wernicke’s area

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47
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voluntary movement

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motor cortex

48
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recieves and processes sensory information

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somatosensory cortex

49
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body’s communication network

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the nervous system

50
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brain and the spine

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central nervous system

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sensory nerves outside brain/spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

52
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Voluntary movement from your brain to your muscles

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Somatic nervous system

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involuntary and unconscious actions (breathing, blood pumping, etc)

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autonomic nervous system

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Part of the autonomic nervous system activated during the “fight or flight”response to stress

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sympathetic nervous system

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part of the autonomic nervous system activated during the “rest and digest” response to non-stressful situations

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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An automatic involuntary response to a particular response

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Part of the neuron that receives messages

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Part of the neuron that keeps the neuron functional

59
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part of the neuron that protect nerve and speeds up messages

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Myelin Sheath

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Part of the neuron that carries messages

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part of the neuron that sends signals

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axon terminals

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action potential “firing”

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Neuron sends information

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resting potential

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Neuron is charged and ready to fire

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All or none principle

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neuron fires at full strength or not at all

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Chemical messengers

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Neuro transmitters

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cause neurons to fire (more action potential)

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Excitatory neurotransmitters

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prevent neurons from firing (less action potentials)

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Inhibitory neurotransmitters

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Movement and memory

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acetylcholine

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mood

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Pleasure chemical of the brain

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response to danger “ fight or flight”

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norepinephrine

72
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calming the central nervous system

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thinking, memory, learning

74
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relieve pain and stress, feelings of pleasure/euphoria

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Endorphins

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sensory neuron, sensory input to the spinal cord into the brain

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Afferent neuron

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Motor neurons carry signals away from central nervous system to initiate an action

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efferent neuron

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middleman between the afferent and efferent neurons

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Interneuron

78
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studied speech disorders. Region of the cerebrum responsible for speech comprehension named after him

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Carl Wernicke

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System of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream to maintain the bodies homeostasis

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Endocrine system

80
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Chemical messengers that travel through the blood stream

81
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Endocrine organs that produce and secrete hormones

82
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The primary gland in the endocrine system regulated by the hypothalamus

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pituitary gland

83
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produces and secretes hormones that regulate metabolism; found in the neck

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Thyroid gland

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produces and secretes stress hormones like cortisol and epinephrine cadrenaline

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adrenal gland

85
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Device that uses electrodes on the scalp to detect and record the brain waves

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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uses magnetic fields and ratio waves to produce high resolution images of brain structure

87
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Measures blood oxygen levels to determine brain functions

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Functional MRI (FMRI)

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Uses a radioactive dye injected into the bloodstream to detect neurological activity

89
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use x-rays to create 3-D images of brain structure

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genetics

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nurture

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environment

92
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Research design that investigates the traits of identical and fraternal twins to determine the extent to which traits are genetically or environmentally controlled

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Twin study

93
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extent to which differences in the appearance of a trait across several people can be accounted for by differences in their genes

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heritability

94
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The process by which fitter organism are able to genetically outcomplete others of their species by living longer and having more offspring

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natural selection

95
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evolved traits that are well suited to a particular environment

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Adaptations

96
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is a state of being aware of your environment and your own mental activity

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Consciousness

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all the things within one’s awareness at the present moment

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Conscious level

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Body’s automatic biological processes, like breathing and heartbeat which are controlled by brain but outside consciousness

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Non-conscious level

99
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when exposure to a stimulus beneath conscious awareness influences a response to other stimuli

100
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A period of dreamless sleep

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NREM sleep

101
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Period of sleep that is most associated with dreaming

102
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another name for REM sleep, due to the contradictory way in which the brain is active but the body is at rest

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Paradoxical sleep

103
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burst of neural activity that take place in stage two of NREM sleep and may be important for memory consolidation

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sleep spindles

104
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stages three and four of NREM sleep, the deepest stages of sleep. When the neural activity and brain waves are slowest

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Slow wave sleep

105
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The actual events and imagery within a dream, according to Freud, serves to mask the unconscious thoughts and desires of the dreamer

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manifest content

106
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The unconscious thoughts and desires underlying the manifest content of dreamers

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latent content

107
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theory that dreams are the brain’s interpretations of the neural activity during REM sleep

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Activation-synthesis hypothesis

108
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dreaming is a way for the brain to deal with stress

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information-processing theory

109
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sleep disorders that causes the sleeper to wake from NREM sleep suddenly weird feelings of extreme fear, agitation are dread

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Night terrors

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Sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling or staying asleep

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The lowest segment of the brain. Primarily involved in the regulation of basic bodily functions and consisting of the cerebellum, medulla, pons and reticular formation

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The middle segment of the brain, involved with motor control, vision, hearing, arousal, sleep temperature regulation, and the transmission of sensory information

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The highest segment of the brain, consisting of the thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, and cerebrum

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speech disorder

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wernicke’s aphasia

115
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aka master gland

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pituitary gland

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