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What is neuroscience?

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study of all aspects of nervous system function from molecular to cellular to systems to cognitive

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Define neurologist

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MD trained to diagnose and treat diseases of the nervous system

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Define psychiatrist

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MD trained to diagnose and treat disorders of mood and behavior

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Define neurosurgeon

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MD trained to perform surgery on the brain and spinal cord

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Define neuropathologist

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MD or PhD trained to recognize the changes in the nervous tissue that result from disease

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What does a developmental neurobiologist do?

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analyzes the development and maturation of the brain

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What does a molecular neurobiologist do?

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Uses the genetic material of neurons to understand the structure and function of brain molecules

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What does a neuroanatomist do?

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Studies the structure of the nervous system

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What does a neurochemist do?

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studies the chemistry of the nervous system

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What does a neuroethologist do?

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studies the neural basis of species-specific animal behaviors in natural settings

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What does a neurophamacologist do?

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examine the effects of drugs on the nervous system

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What does a neurophysiologist do?

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measure the electrical activity of the nervous system

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What does a physiological psychologist do?

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Studies the biological basis of behavior

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What does a psychophysicist do?

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Quantitatively measures perceptual abilities

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What is alzheimer’s disease?

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progressive degenerative disease of the brain, characterized by dementia and always fatal

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What is autism?

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emerging in early childhood characterized by impairments in communication and social interactions, and restricted and repetitive behaviors

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What is cerebral palsy?

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motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum before, during, or soon after birth

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What is depression?

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A serious disorder of mood, characterized by insomnia, loss of appetite, and feelings of dejection

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What is epilepsy?

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A condition characterized by periodic disturbances of brain electrical activity that can lead to seizures, loss of consciousness, and sensory disturbances

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What is multiple sclerosis?

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Progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by episodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbances

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What is parkinson’s disease?

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Progressive disease of the brain that leads to difficulty in initiating voluntary movement

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What is schizophrenia?

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Severe psychotic illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and bizarre behavior

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What is spinal paralysis?

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loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage to the spinal cord

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What is stroke?

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loss of brain function caused by disruption of the blood supply, usually leading to permanent sensory, motor, or cognitive deficit

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What is neuroanatomy?
Study of the gross and microscopic anatomy of the nervous system
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What is neurophysiology?
Study of the electrical signaling of neurons
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What is neurochemistry?
Study of how neurotransmitters are synthesized, released and degraded
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What is neuropharmacology?
Study of drug actions on the brain
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What is molecular neuroscience?
Study of gene actions as they relate to nervous system function
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What is developmental neuroscience?
Study of the mechanisms involved in the wiring of the nervous system during development
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What is systems neuroscience?
Study of neural circuits for sensory systems, behavior, emotions, cognition, and motor control
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What is cognitive neuroscience?
Study of higher order functions
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What is the central nervous system comprosed of?
brain and spinal cord
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What's the difference between gray and white matter?
Gray matter: rich in neuronal cell bodies White matter: long range myelinated axonal fiber tracts
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What is the function of the cerebrum?
Right hemisphere receives sensation from and controls movement of left side of the body and vice versa
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What is the function of the cerebellum?
Movement control center. Left hemisphere controls left side of the body and right side controls the right.
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What is the function of the brain stem?
Relays information from cerebrum to the spinal cord and cerebellum. Controls vital functions, breathing, consciousness, and control of body temperature.
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What are the brain coordinate terms in terms of x, y, z?
Dorsal/ventral: y/-y Medial/Lateral: z/-z Anterior/Posterior or Rostral/Caudal: -x/x
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What are the brain section terms?
Sagittal: cuts lateral/medial Horizontal: cuts dorsal/ventral Coronal: cuts anterior/posterior
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How has the cortex evolved?
By size but structure has remained the same - higher order complex processing
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What are common features of the cerebral cortex?
- cell bodies in layers/sheets - surface layer separated from pia mater, layer 1 - apical dendrites form multiple branches
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What dye is used to assessment functional blood brain barrier?
Evans Blue Dye
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What's the function of cerebrospinal fluid?
filled caverns and canals inside brain in ventricles
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What's the function of the choroid plexus?
Secretes cerebrospinal fluid - specialized tissue in ventricles
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What is the choroid plexus structure?
Many capillaries separated from the ventricles by choroid epithelial cells. Fluid filters through these cells from blood to become CSF.
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What's the route for CSF?
- Circulates through ventricles and absorbed in subarachnoid space at small openings near the cerebellum - CSF in subarachnoid space is absorbed back into the blood
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What are the 3 layers of the meninges?
Dura Mater Arachnoid Membrane Pia Mater
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What’s in the subarachnoid space?
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
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What is in the central nervous system?
Brain and Spinal Cord (encased in bone)
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List the following of the spinal cord: location, function, and 2 roots
Location: Attached to brain stem Function: Conduit of information 2 roots: Dorsal (sensory fibers) and Ventral (outgoing motor fibers) - basically outside vs inside
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Where’s the peripheral nervous system?
Outside the brain and spinal cord
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What are the 2 peripheral nervous systems and how are they different?
Somatic PNS: innervates skin, joints, muscles under voluntary contral - involved dorsal root ganglia (clusters of neuronal cell bodies outside the spinal cord with somatic sensory axons) and ventral root (outgoing motor fibers) Autonomic PNS: innervates internal organs, blood vessels, glands - sympathetic and parasympathetic
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What’s the difference between afferent and efferent nerves?
Afferent: carry to - information toward a particular point Efferent: carry from - information away from a point
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What are the 4 types of non-invasive imaging?
CT: Computed tomography MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging fMRI: Functional brain imaging Diffusion Tensor Imaging
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What’s the function of CT?
Computed tomography generates an image of a brain slice - x-ray beams used to generate data for a digitally reconstructed image - scans non-invasively revealed the gross organization of gray and white matter and positions of ventricles - being replaced by MRII
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How does MRI work?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - based on how hydrogen atoms respond in the brain to a strong magnetic field - signals are mapped by computer to create images
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How is MRI better than CT?
- More detail - Doesn’t require x-irradation - Brain slice image at any angle
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How does fMRI work?
Functional Brain Imaging - Detects changes in regional blood flow and metabolism within the brain - Active neurons demand more glucose and oxygen = more blood to active regions - Detect changes in blood flow
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How does Diffusion Tensor Imaging work?
MRI-based neuroimaging technique which makes it possible to estimate the location, orientation of the brain’s white matter tracts

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