The Biology Of The Mind Flashcards
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What do biological psychologist call themselves
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Neuroscientist
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What is biological psychology
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The scientific study of the links between biological and psychological process
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What is a neuron
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A nerve cell; basic building block of the nervous system
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What is the neurons bushy,branching extensions that receive messages
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Dendrite
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What is the neurons extension that passes messages through its branching terminal
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Axon
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What is a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge
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Action potential
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What does the action potential travel down
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Axons
