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Lectures 21-25 Flashcards

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auditory system

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1) signal from the environment (sound)
2) detected by sensory receptors (sensory organ: ears, sensory receptors: hair cells)
3) relayed to brain ( auditory receptors –> hindbrain–>midbrain–>thalamus—>cerebral cortex)
4) perception (language, music, sounds)

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properties of sound

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pitch and loudness

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pitch

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determined by frequency of sound wave
higher the frequency (closer together) the higher the pitch

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loudness

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determined by amplitude of wave
higher the wave the louder the sound

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structures of the ear

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outer ear, middle ear, inner ear

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outer ear

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  1. pinna - external ear structure, functions as funnel to catch sound waves
  2. ear canal - tunnel from pinna to ear drum, amplifies sound waves and directs them to the ear drum
  3. ear drum - tissue at the end of the ear canal, vibrated by sound waves and moves the ossicles
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Middle ear

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  1. ossicles - tiny bones in the middle of the ear, moved by ear drum, moves oval window of cochlea
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Inner ear

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  1. Cochlea - snail-shaped structure in inner ear, filled with fluid, contains auditory receptors, hair cells
  2. auditory nerve - carries auditory information to the brain
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transduction of sound

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basilar membrane moves when vibrations from sound waves move through fluid of the inner ear which causes hair cells to move which in turn causes ion channels to open (causing depolarization), hair cells send info to bipolar cells

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auditory pathway

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hair cells –> bipolar cells which form auditory nerve, auditory nerve goes through hindbrain to inferior colliculus, inferior colliculus projects to medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus, medial geniculate nucleus –> info to auditory cortex

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stronger vibration

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louder noise, and the basliar membrane moves more which causes more firing of the auditory nerve

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basilar membrane is ____ organized

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tonotopically (by pitch)
higher pitch detected closer to oval window

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learning

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change in behavior as a result of experience

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memory

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ability to recall or recognize previous experience
- physical change in brain
- mental representation of previous experiences

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pavlovian conditioning

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neutral stimulus becomes associated with an important one
four components:
1) unconditioned response
2) unconditioned stimulus
3) conditioned stimulus
4) conditioned response
ex: fear conditioning

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operant conditioning

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using consequences of a behavior to increase or decrease probability that the behavior will occur again
ex: training a cat to open a box using treats

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implicit memory

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  • unconscious memory
  • demonstrating knowledge
  • procedural learning
  • bottom up encoding
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explicit memory

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  • conscious memory
  • can retrieve a memory
  • declaritive
  • top down encoding (info starts at the brain and guides the body)
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short term memory

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  • held briefly
  • frontal lobe is important
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long term memory

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  • held indefinitely
  • temporal lobe is important
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hippocampus is important for what part of memory?

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spatial memory - memory of space around you, navigating
(larger the hippocampus better the spatial memory)

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frontal lobe is important for what part of memory

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many forms of short-term memory
all sensory systems project to the frontal lobe

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plasticity

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physical changes behind learning and memory

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plasticity - habituation

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decrease behavioral response to a repeated stimulus
(decrease Ca influx –> fewer vesicles released –> less EPSP on postsynaptic neuron)

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plasticity - sensitization

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enhanced response to stimulus
(decrease activity of K channels –> neuron stays depolarized for longer)

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long term potentiation (LTP)

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changes that underlies associative learning, long term enhanced response to a stimulus
- requires glutamate and postsynaptic neuron to be depolarized
- has three mechanisms

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the three mechanisms of long term potentiation (LTP)

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  1. activation of NMDA receptors
  2. Insertion of new AMPA receptors
  3. changes in dendritic spines
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LTP - NMDA

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requires depolarization and glutamate, allows Ca to enter the cell

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LTP - AMPA receptors

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  • calcium triggers postsynaptic neuron to insert more AMPA receptors
    -Gives more places for Glutamate to bind –> increases EPSPs
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LTP - dendritic spines

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when LTP occurs, dendrites grow and change shape and so there is more surface area for AMPA and NMDA receptors to go –> increases EPSPs

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Amnesia

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  • loss of memory
  • retrograde: loss of past memories
  • anterograde: cannot make new memories
32
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three kinds of psychiatric disorders

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  1. psychoses (schizophrenia)
  2. mood disorders (major depression)
  3. Anxiety disorders (anxiety duhh)
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symptoms of schizophrenia

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  1. delusions: beliefs that distort reality
  2. hallucinations: distorted perceptions
  3. negative symptoms: blunted emotions and interest
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causes of schizophrenia

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genetics or brain changes

brain changes: thinner cortex, low blood flow, or disorganized brain development

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major depression symptoms

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  1. prolonged feelings of worthlessness
  2. disruptions of eating and sleep habits
  3. slowing of behavior
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causes of major depression

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brain anatomy may predispose individuals and life experiences can lead to onset of symptoms

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treatment of depression

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SSRIs (increase serotonin in brain) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (identifies dysfunctional thoughts and replaces them with realistic ones)

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anxiety disorders

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phobias
panic disorders
OCD
PTSD
generalized anxiety disorders

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