Unit 1 - 1 Flashcards
Scientific method step 1
Observation
Scientific method step 2
Hypothesis
Scientific method step 3
Experiment
Scientific method step 4
Data collection/ analysis
Scientific method step 5
Communication
Evolution by natural selection
Organisms more adapted to environment are likely to survive and pass on genes that aided to their success; species change over time
Central Dogma (DNA)
Info for all genes (in nucleus)
Central Dogma (RNA)
Messenger, puts genes into action
Central Dogma (Protein)
Genetic product, main work horse of biochemistry
DNA and RNA
Makes proteins, do cellular work, determine function
Cell
- Basic unit of life
- Semi-permeable membrane
- Eukaryotic, has organelles (functional structures)
- Import, export, and communicate
Cells export, import, and communicate through what?
Channels and secretory vesicles
Neuroscience
Scientific study of the nervous system 
Behavioral neuroscience
(Biological psychology, physiological psychology)
- Study of human behavior arising from bodily processes
- Understanding brain structures and functions, that respond to experiences and generate behavior
Dualism
Idea that humans have material body, but a non-material soul
Modern neuroscience
Mind can be understood as a product of physical processes in the brain 
Levels of Study: Social Level
Individuals behaving in social interaction 
Levels of Study: Organ level
Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, eyes
Levels of Study: neural systems level (brain region level)
Eyes and visual brain region (visual cortex)
Levels of Study: circuit level
Local neural circuit
Levels of Study: cellular level
Single neuron
Levels of Study: molecular level
Molecules in the synapse
Reductionism
Idea we can understand complex systems by dissecting and analyzing their constituent parts; allows us to make a rapid progress on the more complex phenomena
