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what is the amygdala responsible for
fear and aggression
What does the Yerkes-Dodson law describe
relationship between arousal and performance
what system in the brain is associated with motivation and emotion
limbic system
what happens to muscle tone during REM
decreases
what type of memory is most affected by REM
procedural memory
what is REM sleep behaviour disorder
a person suddenly acting out dreams
what stage does the most bodily repair happen sleep
nREM stage 3
what do PET scans detect
radioactive tracers
what does CT scan primarily show
brain structure
is PET structural or functional
functional
which method is safest for repeated use
MRI
which method involves injecting a radioactive substance
PET
what does PET scan stand for
positron emission tomography
what is prosopagnosia
can’t recognise sounds
what is cantons syndrome
blindness with denial of blindness
which part of the brain helps process complex scenes and faces
fusiform gyrus
which brain structure relays sensory information to the cortex
thalamus
Broca’s area is involved in:
speech production
what does the brainstem control
basic life functions like breathing
what does grey matter consist of
neuron cell bodies
what does white matter consist of
myelinated axons
where are neurotransmitters released
axon terminals
what is saltatory conduction
jumping conduction at nodes
monozygotic twins arę:
identical
