Neuroscience: Ch. 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Who believed in mind/brain dualism: brain is in all animals but the mind is separate and spiritual.
A
Decartes
2
Q
mostly made up of cell bodies
A
gray matter
3
Q
fibers carrying information between different parts of the brain (info super highway)
A
white matter
4
Q
brain and spinal cord
A
CNS
5
Q
nerves throughout the body
A
PNS
6
Q
bumps are called
A
gyri
7
Q
grooves
A
sulci & fissures
8
Q
injury to brain changes behavior, brain operates like machine; follows laws of nature
A
beliefs of the 1700’s
9
Q
who discovered electrical signals move in one direction
A
bell and magendie
10
Q
bring sensory info
A
dorsal root
11
Q
send signal to muscles
A
ventral root
12
Q
experimented with ablation
A
flourens
13
Q
destroying tissue to understand function
A
ablation
14
Q
must approve all work on animals in the U.S
A
IACUC
