Psyc122 weeks 1-4 Flashcards

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Examples of how we can study the brain, behaviour & mind?

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Ask questions
Make observations
Measure performance on specific tasks
Measure of activity on healthy brains

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If we were investigating food types in hippos what would be the IV & DV?

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IV = food type
DV = hippos

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Define automaticity theory

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The word interferes with the colour naming when the word and colour do not match because reading is an automatic process and recognising colours is a more controlled process

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Selective attention process

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Reading requires less attention compared to identifying a colour, that’s why it takes us longer to identify the colour of words in incongruent trials

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What is Aphasia and what is it caused by?

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A language disorder that affects a persons ability to communicate - usually result of a stroke or brain injury

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What tasks do people with Aphasia find difficult?

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Talking
Comprehending spoken / written language
writing

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What does FMRI & TMS stand for

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FMRI - function magnetic resonance imaging
TMS - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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What does Broca’s area involve & what could it cause?

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  • Involved in speech production
  • Difficulty in producing language & comprehension abilities relatively conserved
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What does Wernike’s area involved & what could it cause?

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  • Involved in language comprehension
  • Spoken language often lacks meaning
  • Difficulty with language comprehension
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Example of observing brain activity during mental tasks

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fMRI & TMS

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fMRI technique

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-safe & non-invasive
-detects changes in blood flow
-increase in blood flow correlate with neuronal activity

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TMS technique

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-Non-invasive technique that disrupts specific brain activity for a fraction of a second
-Allows us to investigate the role of these areas in human functioning

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2 main parts of the nervous system

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Central nervous system (CNS)
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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What do the neuronal cells do

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Able to transmit information - send & receive

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What does the Axon Hillock do? (Neuronal cells)

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Considered the scorekeeper - counts up all the different signals that come up from the dendrites and keep score of it

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What do the dendrites do? (Neuronal cells)

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Part of the cell that is reaching out & expecting to receive information from other cells

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What does the cell body do? (Neuronal cells)

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Can be known as the life support - contains a lot of different organelles (things that keep the cell alive)

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What does the Axon do? (Neuronal cells)

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Carries information away from the cell body, then splits off onto the terminal region - trying to link up with other dendrites of other cells

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What do the dendritic spines do?

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Add surface area to the dendrites so there is more places where axon terminals from other cells can link up to the neurons

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What are the 2 things that the Axon Hillock do?

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either nothing - because the threshold is not reaching
or fires - when the threshold has been reached and signal is sent
All or nothing principle

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Define neuron firing

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When there is enough signals that reaches the threshold that the Axon Hillock is waiting for then the neuron ‘fires’ - when the neuron decides to send a signal - Axon Hillock generates the signal and sends it down the Axon

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What is the Myelin sheath

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A fatty substance that insulates the axon, allowing signal to travel faster

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What are the 3 types of Glial cells

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Oligodendrocytes
Schwann cells
Astrocytes

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What does the Oligodendrocytes do?
-Forms the myelin sheath around the axons in the central nervous system -Help increase speed of information traveling through the axon
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What does the Schwann cells do?
-Forms the myelin sheath around the axons in the peripheral nervous system -Help increase speed of information travelling through the axon
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What does the Astrocytes do?
-Helps repair the neurons -Helps bring nutrients from the blood stream in the neurons using the blood-brain barrier -Provides structural support for neurons
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Define summation
The sum of all incoming signals that determines whether the neurons fire
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What are the 2 types of signals that can travel into the cell body?
Excitatory signals - more likely to fire Inhibitory signal - less likely to fire
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What are the 2 ions crucial to sending signals down to the axon?
Potassium & Sodium
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What is the neuron threshold to fire?
-55mV
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How is resting membrane potential achieved?
When both forces are equally strong
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Define action potential
Change in the voltage inside a cell taking place at one section of the cell at a time
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Process of Action potential propagation (K+)
1. First not much will happen 2. Concentraion foce wants to move K+ out, electrical force wants to push K+ in 2. Na+ flows in, the inside becomes more negative, leading to a reduction in electrical force 3. Now concentration force is win ing & K+ flows out
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During the refractory period is the neuron hyperpolarized or depolarised?
hyperpolarised
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Define repolarised & depolarised
Re- more negative De- more postive & gates close
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Benefits of saltatory conduction
1. Signals move faster (increases rate of propagation) 2. Energy efficient (100x less movement of ions)
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What 2 components does the central nervous system break into?
Brian & spinal cord
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What 2 components does the peripheral nervous system break into?
Somatic & autonomic
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What 2 components does autonomic system break into?
sympathetic & parasympathetic
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What does autonomic peripheral system do? (nervous system)
- Involuntary, automatic activity - Controls & regulates blood vessel, organs (including heart) & glands
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What does sympathetic system do? (autonomic system)
- Increases arousal - Prepares the body for survival - related action - 4 F's
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What are the 4 F's (sympathetic)
Fighting, fleeing, feeding, mating
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What does the parasympathetic system do? (autonomic system)
-Reduces arosual - Returns the body to resting state
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Examples of sympathetic nervous system
- Dilates pupil - Accelerates heartbeat - Relaxes bladder
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Examples of Parasympathetic nervous system
- Contracts pupil - Slow heartbeat - Contract bladder
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What is the neuraxis
Central line of the body
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Why should neuroscience matter to psychologists?
- Mental functions are the product of activity in the nervous system - The scientific study of biological & neural processes underlying mental process
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What functions does the nervous system preform?
- Receives sensory information from the environment - Integrates and processes information - Regulates internal functions Produces motor actions
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What ways do we look at the brain?
- horizontal/axial/ transverse - Sagittal - Coronal
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What does the hindbrain do?
Coordinates information flow to/from the spinal cord
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What does the pons do? (Hindbrain)
Relays info between cerebellum & the rest of the brain
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What does the Medulla do? (Hindbrain)
Extension of the spinal cord - controls: - heart rate - Circulation - Respiration
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What does the Reticular formation do? (Hindbrain)
- Regulates: sleep/wake arousal
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What does the Cerebellum do? (Hindbrain)
- Controls fine motor activity - Doesn't initiate movements, but refine & smooths them
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What does the midbrain do?
The midbrain coordinates the basic functions related to perception and action
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