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a neural impluse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon

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action potential

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the strength of a response of a nerve cell or muscle fiber is not dependent upon the strength of the stimulus

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All or None Response

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the center of emotion and motivations, linked to emotion, fear, & aggression tells your body to produce adrenaline

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amygdala

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a molecule that blocks a neurotransmitter’s release

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antagonist

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any area in the cerebral cortex that is not in the motor, sensory, visual, or auditory cortexes: process/integrate information from the senses

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association areas

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controls the glands and the involuntary muscles of internal organs: sympathetic & parasympathetic

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autonomic nervous system

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a long tubular structure in a neuron that transmits action potentials

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axon

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the oldest part and central core of the brain, connects brain and spinal cord, responsible for automatic survival functions

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brainstem

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the part of a neuron that convents oxygen, sugars, and other nutrients into energy, contains nucleus

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cell body

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the brain and the spinal cord, centrally located in the body, communication highway between rest of body and brain

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central nervous system

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attached to rear of the brainstem, fine motor movements, procedural memory: coordinates voluntary movement & balance

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cerebellum

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the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells, wrinkly outer layer of the cerebellum

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cerebral cortex

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the study of brain activity linked with mental activity

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cognitive neuroscience

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band of neural fibers that connects the 2 brain hemispheres together and allows them to communicate

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corpus callosum

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special x-ray equipment that produces multiple images of inside the body and a computer joins them together

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CT scan

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branches off the nerve cell and receives chemical messages coming from other neurons

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dendrite

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records electrical brain activity, electrodes to the outside of the head, brain’s electrical signals traced on paper

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EEG

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a system of glands that secretes hormones into the circulatory system

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endocrine system

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neurotransmitters linked to reduced pain, increased pleasure
hypersensitivity to pain –> TOO MUCH
hypersensitivity to pain –> TOO LITTLE

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endorphins

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functional magnetic resource imaging observe bloodflow in the brain(glucose + oxygen levels) rather than just magnetic fields in a traditional MRI

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fMRI

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deals with abstract thought, emotional control, planning, & judgment control panel of our personality & ability to communicate

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frontal lobes

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non-neuronal cells that provide support & protection for neurons in CNS as well as nutrition outnumber neurons 50:1

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glial cells

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responsible for the formation of memories, processes/stores them, close to emotional centers so memories can be emotional

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hippocampus

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chemical messengers manufactured and secreted by glands

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hormones

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regulates the autonomic nervous system and tells the pituitary gland to produce and release hormones

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hypothalamus

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internally communicate between sensory inputs and motor outputs

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interneurons

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group of brain structures that regulate basic emotions: hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala deals with memories, emotion and drives

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limbic system

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non-invasive technique for measuring the magnetic fields generated by electric currents in the brain, accurate resolution of the timing in neuronal activity

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MEG

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controls autmatic(involuntary) functions such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, at the base of the brainstem

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medulla

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in the DNS, carry outgoing information to muscles and glands in order to initiate action

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motor(efferent) neurons

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region of frontal lobe that controls voluntary muscle movement, suppresses animalistic/emotinal parts of the brain

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motor cortex

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uses magnetic field and measures radio frequency of waves to show higher resolution images of brain anatomy, no exposure to radioactivity

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MRI

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layer of fatty tissue on the axon that protects it and speeds neural impulses

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myelin sheath

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bundles of neural axons that extend outside of the brain and spiral cord part of the peripheral nervous system

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nerves

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system of nerves, neurons, & chemicals that facilitates communication bach and forth between the world, body, & brain

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nervous system

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a nerve cell, the building block of the nervous system, millions of neurons all over the body

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neuron

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the chemical messengers that carry messages from one neuron to another

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neurotransmitters

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contains visual cortex and processes vision from the opposite eye visual perception and color recognition

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occipital lobes

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the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body conserving energy

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parasympathetic nervous system

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receives + processes incoming touch sensations from the rest of the body, behind the motor cortex

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parietal lobes

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the nerves that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body, outside to the brain and the spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system

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reads brain consumption of glucose to elevate a variety of conditions including neurological disease

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PET scan

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the brain’s ability to change and adapt as a result of an experience, or modify itself in response to change

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plasticity

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innate motor responses that are triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation

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reflex

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recovery time that a neuron needs between action potentials, can’t re-fire must recharge

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refractory period

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nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal

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reticular formation

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when excess neurotransmitters are reabsorbed by the sending neuron

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reuptake

48
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in the PNS carrying incoming information from the senses to the CNS

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sensory neurons(afferent)

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controls the body’s skeletal muscles for voluntary movements

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somatic nervous system

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the sight that registers touch, pressure, temperature & pain in the cerebral cortex

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somatosensory cortex

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when the 2 brain hemispheres are not attached by a corpus callosum possible to survive but difficulty with speech, vision, & motor skills

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split brain

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the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations

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sympathetic nervous system

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junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite of the receiving neuron, meet to transfer information

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synapse

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process auditory sensory input & is the location of the primary auditory cortex and Wernicke’s area

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temporal lobes

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top of brainstem, relay station for incoming/outgoing sensory information(except smell) sends signals tot he correct part of the brain

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thalamus

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discovered that a structure in the left frontal lobe controls language production, the structure is known as broca’s area

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paul broca

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discovered that a structure in the left temporal lobe controls language comprehension; the structure is known as Wernicke’s area

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Carl wernicke

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1981 nobel prize winner for medicine on split brain research

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roger sperry

59
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worked with sperry made important advances in our understanding of functional lateralization in the brain and how the central hemisphere communicates

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michael gazzinga

AP Psychology (3 decks)

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