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Test 1: Neuroscience and Behavior Flashcards

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Neuron

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cells in the nervous system that communicate with one another to perform information-processing tasks

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Cell body

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coordinates information-processing tasks and keeps the cell alive

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Dendrites

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receives information from other neurons and relays it to the cell body

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Axon

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transmits information to other neurons, muscles, or glands

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Myelin sheath

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insulating layer of fatty material

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Nodes of Ranvier

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increase efficiency of signal transmission

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Synapse

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the junction or region between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another

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Sensory neurons

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TO BRAIN

receive information from the external world travel through spinal cord convey to brain

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Motor nuerons

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TO BODY

spinal cord to the muscles induce movement.

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Internuerons

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neurons that connect sensory neurons, motor neurons, or other interneurons.

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Two stages of electrical signaling?

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conduction and transmission

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Resting potential

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When the neuron is at rest, positively charged potassium ions (K+) flow out
-cell -

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Action potential

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an electric signal that is conducted along an axon to a synapse
-cell +

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Refractory period

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the time following an action potential during which a new action potential cannot be initiated

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terminal buttons

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knoblike structures that branch out from an axon

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nuerotransmitters

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chemicals that transmit information across the synapse

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receptors

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parts of the cell membrane that receive the neurotransmitter and initiate a new electric signal

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Acetylcholine (Ach)

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voluntary motor control, memory, learning

Alzheimer’s Disease

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Dopamine (DA)

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  • regulates motor behavior, pleasure, and emotional arousal.
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Drug Addiction
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Glutamate

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  • excitatory NT, learning, memory

- High Glutamate = seizures

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GABA

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  • inhibitory NT

- Low GABA = seizures

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Norepinephrine (NE)

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  • influences mood and arousal.

- Depression

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Serotonin (5-HT)

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  • regulates sleep, dreaming, mood, aggression, appetite, sexual behavior.
  • Depression/Anxiety/OCD
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Endorphins

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  • chemicals that act within pain and pleasure pathways and emotion centers of the brain.
  • Runner’s High
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Nervous System

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  • an interacting network of neurons that conveys electrochemical information throughout the body.
  • Nerves: bundles of axons and glial cells that support neurons.
  • CNS + PNS
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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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brain and spinal cord.

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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  • connects the central nervous system to the body’s organs and muscles.
  • Somatic + Autonomic
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Somatic NS

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  • a set of nerves that conveys information into and out of the CNS. Communicates with sense organs (eyes) and voluntary muscles.
  • Sensory NS + Motor NS
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Autonomic NS (ANS)

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  • a set of nerves that carries involuntary and automatic commands that control blood vessels, body organs, and glands.
  • Sympathetic NS + Parasympathetic NS
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Sensory NS

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a set of nerves transmitting sensory input from body to brain

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Motor NS

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a set of nerves for motor output from brain to body

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Sympathetic NS

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a set of nerves that prepares the body for action in threatening situations

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Parasympathetic NS

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a set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal resting state.

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CNS made of?

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the brain and the spinal cord, which communicate and collaborate on a variety of complex tasks.

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Spinal reflexes

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simple pathways in the nervous system that rapidly generate muscle contractions.

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Hind brain (brainstem)

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an area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of the spinal cord, and controls the basic functions of life.

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Medulla

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coordinates heart rate, circulation, and respiration

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Reticular formation

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regulates sleep, wakefulness, and arousal level.

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cerebellum

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fine motor skills, coordination, balance

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pons

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relays information from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain. Sleep and dreams

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Midbrain

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  • small, midsection of the brain that is important for orientation and movement (vision, hearing, voluntary motor control)
  • tectum
  • tegmentum
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Forebrain

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critical for complex cognitive, emotional, sensory, and motor function.

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Cerebral Cortex

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the outermost layer of the brain, visible to the naked eye and divided into 2 hemispheres.

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Subcortical Structures

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areas of the forebrain housed under the cerebral cortex near the very center of the brain.

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Thalamus

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relays and filters information from the senses and transmits the information to the cerebral cortex.

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Hypothalamus

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regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, and sexual behavior.

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Pituitary gland

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the “master-gland”, releases hormones that direct the functions of many other glands in the body.

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Hippocampus

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critical for creating new memories

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Amygdala

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emotional processes, particularly the formation of emotional memories.

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Occipital Lobe

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processes visual information.

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Parietal Lobe

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  • processes information about touch.

- Somatosensory Cortex

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Temporal Lobe

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responsible for hearing and language.

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frontal lobe

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specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgment. Motor Cortex

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Corpus Callosum

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a thick band of nerve fibers that connects the right and left hemispheres and supports communication of information across the hemispheres.

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Left hemisphere is responsible for

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language

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Right hemisphere is responsible for

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visual-spatial

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