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Module 3: Cognitive Neuroscience Flashcards

1
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what is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body?

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brain

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2
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a brain is made up of ______ nerves that communicate in ______ of connections called _____

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100 billion, trillions, synapses

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3
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what are the 4 specialized areas that work together in the brain?

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cortex, brain stem, basal ganglia, cerebellum

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4
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this is the outermost layer of brain cells; thinking and voluntary movements

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cortex

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5
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is in between spinal cord and the rest of the brain; breathing and sleeping

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brain stem

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6
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cluster of structures in the center of the brain; messages

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basal ganglia

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7
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is at the base and the back of the brain; coordination and balance

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cerebellum

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8
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what are the 4 lobes?

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frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

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9
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what lobe is responsible for problem solving, judgment, and motor function?

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frontal lobe

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10
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what lobe manages sensation, handwriting, and body position?

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parietal lobe

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what lobe is involved with memory and hearing?

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temporal lobe

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12
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what lobe contains the brain’s visual processing system?

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occipital lobes

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13
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a layer of tissue

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meninges

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14
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what protects the brain form injury?

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skull (cranium)

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15
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what is the study of the physiological basis of cognition?

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cognitive neuroscience

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16
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what is the subfield of neuroscience that studies the biological processes that underlie human cognition, especially regarding the relation between brain structures, activity, and cognitive functions?

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cognitive neuroscience

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17
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the purpose of this is to determine the brain functions and achieves performance

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cognitive neuroscience

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18
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what is considered a branch of BOTH psychology and neuroscience?

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cognitive neuroscience

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19
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what is a neurotransmitter associated with feelings of satisfaction, brain function, and decision making?

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dopamine

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20
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what plays a role in how we feel pleasure?

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dopamine

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21
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it refers to the idea that a topic can be studied in a number of different ways, from multiple angles and different points of view

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level of analysis

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what is the basic working unit of the brain, a specialized cell designed to transmit information to other nerve cells, etc?

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neurons

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23
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this contains the nucleus and cytoplasm that keeps the cell alive

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cell body

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24
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this extends from the cell body and often gives rise to many smaller branches, which receives info from other neurons

25
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what are tube filled with fluid that transmits electrical signal to other neurons?

26
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what is the stained tissue anatomists identified in the early conceptions of neurons last 19th century?

27
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This allows for almost nonstop, continuous communication of signals throughout the network

28
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who founded neuron doctrine?

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Ramon y Cajal

29
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what is the individual nerve cells that transmit signals and are not continuously linked with other cells?

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neuron doctrine

30
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who recorded electrical signals from single sensory neurons which was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1932?

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edgar adrian

31
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what are small shafts of hollow glass filled with conductive salt solution that can pick up electrical signals

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microelectrodes

32
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what are the 2 electrodes?

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recording and reference electrode

33
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value that stays the same as long as there are no signals in the neuron

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resting potential

34
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what passes through the electrode

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nerve impulse

35
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from positive to negative to resting potential

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action potential

36
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everything a person experiences is based on _______- in the person’s nervous system

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representations

37
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neurons that respond best to a specific stimulus

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feature detectors

38
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the structure of the brain changes with experience

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experience-dependency plasticity

39
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When we perceive different objects, we do so in a specific order that moves from lower to higher areas of the brain

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hierarchical processing

40
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what is the problem of neural representation for the senses?

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problem of sensory coding

41
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this refers to how neurons represent various characteristics of the environment

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sensory code

42
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what sensory coding shows representation of a stimulus by firing of specifically tuned neurons specialized to respond only to a specific stimulus?

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specificity coding

43
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what sensory coding shows representation of a stimulus by the pattern of firing large number of neurons?

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population coding

44
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what sensory coding shows representation of a stimulus by a pattern of firing only a small group of neurons?

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sparse coding

45
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what declines in specific ways when certain areas of the brain are damaged?

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cognitive functioning

46
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this contains mechanisms responsible for most cognitive functions

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cerebral cortex

47
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this measures neural activity by identifying highly oxygenated hemoglobin molecules

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functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

48
Q

this responds to faces

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fusiform face area (FFA)

49
Q

inability to recognize face

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prosopagnosia

50
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this responds specifically to places

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parahippocampal place area (PPA)

51
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this responds specifically to pictures of bodies and parts of bodies

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extrastriate body area (EBA)

52
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what are the interconnected areas of the brain that communicate with each other?

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neural networks

53
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what is the structural description of the network elements and connections forming the human brain?

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connectome

54
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vision; visual perception

55
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movement and touch

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somato-motor

56
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attention to visual stimuli and spatial locations

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dorsal attention

57
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higher-level cognitive tasks involved in working memory

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executive control

58
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attending to survival-relevant events

59
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Mind wandering, and cognitive activity related to personal life-story, social functions, and monitoring internal emotional states

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