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neuroanatomy

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study of parts & functions of neurons

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neurons

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individual nerve cells
- make up entire nervous system

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dendrites

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stretch out from cell body, grow to make synaptic connections w/ other neurons

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cell body (soma)

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contains nucleus & other parts of cell neded to sustain its life

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axon

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wirelike structure ending in terminal buttons that extends from cell body

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myelin shealth

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fatty covering around axon that spreads neural impulses

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terminal buttons

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branched end of axon that contains neurotransmitters

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neurotransmitters

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chemicals contained in terminal buttons that enable neurons to communicate
- fit into receptor sites on dendrites of neurons

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synapse

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space btwn terminal buttons of one neuron & dendrites of next neuron

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process of neuron firing

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neuron in resting state: slightly negative charge (negative ions inside), selectively permeable membrane
1) terminal buttons of neuron A stimulated -> releases neurotransmitters into synapse
2) neurotransmitters fit into receptor site on dendrites of neuron B
3) when enough neurotransmitters are received (Reaches threshold) -> cell membrane of neuron B becomes permeable & positive ions rush into cell, positive charge
4) action potential: change in charge spreads down length of neuron B & electric message fires
5) charge reaches terminal buttons of neuron B -> buttons release their neurotransmitters into synapse

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all-or-none principle

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neuron either fires completely or doesn’t fire
- if dendrite receives enough neurotransmitters to push neurons past its threshold, neuron will fire completely every time

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neuron firing is electrochemical process

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  • electricity travels within the cell (dendrite->terminal button, doesn’t jump between neurons!!)
  • chemicals (neurotransmitters) travel between cells in synapse
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excitatory neurotransmitter

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excites next neuron into firing

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inhibitory neurotransmitter

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inhibits next cell from firing

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acetylcholine

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function: motor movement
problem when lack: Alzheimer’s disease

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dopamine

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function: motor movement & alertness
problem when lack: Parkinson’s disease
when excess: schizophrenia

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endorphins

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function: pain control
problems: involved in addiction

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serotonin

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function: mood control
problems when lack: clinical depression

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GABA

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important inhibitory neurotransmitter
problem: seizures, sleep problems

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glutamate

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excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory
problem: migraines, seizures

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norepinephrine

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alertness, arousal
- problem: depression

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sensory neurons (afferent neurons)

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take information from senses to brain
- part of nervous system

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interneurons

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when information reaches brain/spinal cord -> take messages & send them elsewhere in brain or on to efferent neurons

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motor neurons (efferent neurons)

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take information from brain to rest of body

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central nervous system (CNS)

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brain & spinal cord

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spinal cord

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bundle of nerves that run through center of spine
- transmits information from rest of body to brain

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peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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all the neurons not covered in bone
- somatic nervous system & autonomic nervous system

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somatic nervous system

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controls voluntary muscle movements
- motor cortex of brain sends impulses -> somatic nervous system controls muscles that allow us to move

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autonomic nervous system

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  • controls automatic functions (e.g. heart, lungs)
  • controls response to stress: fight or flight response
  • sympathetic nervous system & parasympathetic nervous system
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sympathetic nervous system

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mobilizes body to respond to stress
- carries messages to control systems of organs, glands & muscles that direct body’s response to stress
- alert system: accelerates some functions (heart rate, blood pressure, respiration) BUT conserves energy needed for quick response by slowing down other functions (e.g. digestion)

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parasympathetic nervous system

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carries messages to stress response system that causes body to slow down “after” stress response

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overall structure of nervous system

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reflex

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certain reactions that occur the moment sensory impulses reach the spinal cord
- in response to intense heat/cold
- adaptive value: passed on to offspring

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accidents - study method for brain

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phineas gage - front part of brain damaged
- limbic system separated from frontal lobes
- doctor documented how his personality & behavior changed after accident
-> he became more emotional & impulsive, showing that damaged brain was involved in emotional control

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lesions - study method of brain

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removal/destruction of parts of brain (never done purely for experimental purposes)
- when doctor decides that best treatment is surgery that destroys/disables part of brain
- doctor monitor patient’s change in behavior -> try to infer function of damaged brain part

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frontal lobotomy (lesion)

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surgery used to control mentally ill patients
- lesioning part of frontal lobe makes patients calm & relieve serious symptoms

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electroencephalogram (EEG) - brain study method

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detects brain waves -> examines different wave types that brain produces during different stages of consciousness & uses this info to generalize about brain function

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computerized axial tomography (CAT/CT) - brain study method

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uses serval x-ray cameras that rotate around brain & combine all pictures into detailed 3-dimensional pic of brain structure
- only shows structure of brain, NOT functions/activity of diff brain parts

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - brain study method

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give pictures of brain, NOT function (similar to CAT scan but w/ greater details)
- uses magnetic fields to measure density & location of brain material (doesnt use x-ray!!)
-> patient not exposed to carcinogenic radiation

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functional MRI (fMRI) - brain study method

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shows details of brain structure w/ info about blood flow in brain (MRI + PET combined)
- ties brain structure to brain activity during cognitive tasks

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overall brain structure

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hindbrain

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top of spinal cord
- controls basic biological functions that keep us alive
- medulla, pons & cerebellum

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medulla - hindbrain

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located above spinal cord
- controls blood pressure, heart rate & breathing

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pons - hindbrain

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located above medulla & toward the front
- involved in control of facial expressions
- connects hindbrain w/ midbrain & forebrain

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cerebellum - hindbrain

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located on bottom rear of brain
- coordinates some habitual muscle movements (e.g. tracking object w/ eyes)

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midbrain

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located between hindbrain & forebrain
- coordinates simple movements w/ sensory info
- integrates sensory info & muscle movements
- reticular formation: netlike connection of cells throughout midbrain that controls general body arousal & ability to focus our attention (doesnt work -> deep coma)

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forebrain

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controls what we think of as thought & reason
- bigger size in human
- thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, cerebral cortex

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thalamus - forebrain

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located on top of brainstem
- receives sensory signals coming up spinal cord & sends them to appropriate areas in forebrain

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hypothalamus - forebrain

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small structure next to thalamus
- controls several metabolic functions: body temp, sexual arousal (libido), hunger, thirst, endocrine system
- controls biological rhythms

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amygdala - forebrain

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structures near the end of each hippocampal arm
- vital to experiences of emotion

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hippocampus - forebrain

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two arms surrounding amygdala
- vital to memory system

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amygdala & hippocampus - forebrain

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processes memories then send them to other locations in cerebral cortex for permanent storage
- damage -> unable to retain (유지) new info

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cerebral cortex - forebrain

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grey wrinkled surface of brain (to increase S.A.)
- thin layer of densely packed neurons
- covers rest of brain
- when born) neurons not connected
- as develop & learn) dendrites of neurons in cerebral cortex grow & connect w/ other neurons to form complex neural web

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limbic system - forebrain

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thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus grouped all together
- all deal w/ aspects of emotions & memory

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hemisphere - brain

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cerebral cortex is divided into 2 hemispheres (contralateral control)

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left hemisphere

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gets sensory messages & controls motor function of right half of body

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right hemisphere

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gets sensory messages & controls motor function of left half of body

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brain lateralization / hemispheric specialization

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specialization of function in each hemisphere

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brain hemisphere research

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done by examining split-brain patients whose corpus callosum (nerve bundle that connects two hemispheres) has been cut to treat epilepsy
- operation pioneered by Roger Sperry & Michael Gazzaniga
- patients can’t orally report info only presented to right hemisphere -> spoken language centers of brain are usually located in left hemisphere

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areas of cerebral cortex

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8 diff lobes, four on each hemisphere: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

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association area

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any area of cerebral cortex that’s not associated w/ receiving sensory info or controling muscle movements
- thought to be responsible for complex & sophisticated thoughts (judgement, humor etc)

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frontal lobe

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large areas of cerebral cortex located @ top front part of brain behind eyes
- contain prefrontal cortex & motor cortex
- most ppl) frontal lobe in left hemisphere contains one of two special areas responsible for language processing - broca’s area

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prefrontal cortex - frontal lobe

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front of frontal lobe
- critical role in directing thought processes
- act as brain’s central executive
- believed to be important in predicting consequences, pursuing goals, maintaining emotional control & engaging in abstract thought

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broca’s area - frontal lobe

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responsible for controlling muscles involved in producing speech

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motor cortex - frontal lobe

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thin vertical strip @ back of frontal lobe
- sends signals to our muscles -> controls voluntary movements
- top part of body: controlled by neurons @ bottom of motor cortex, progressing down body as you go up the cortex
-> top of motor cortex: controls feet & toes

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parietal lobe

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located behind frontal lobe, top of brain
- contain sensory cortex

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sensory cortex (somato-sensory cortex) - parietal lobe

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located right behind motor cortex
- thin vertical strip that receives incoming touch sensations from body
- organized similarly to motor cortex: top part of sensory cortex receives sensations from bottom of body

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occipital lobes

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at very back of brain
- interprets messages from eyes in visual cortex
- impulses from retinas in eyes are sent to visual cortex to be interpreted ->
impulses from right half of each retina: processed in visual cortex in right occipital lobe …

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temporal lobe

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processes sound sensed by ears
- contains auditory cortex & wernicke’s area

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auditory cortex - temporal lobe

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interprets soundwaves that are processed by ears -> turned into neural impulses
- not lateralized like visual cortex: sound received by left ear is processed on auditory cortices in BOTH hemispheres

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wernicke’s area - temporal lobe

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2nd language area) interprets both written & spoken speech

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brain plasticity

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parts of brain can adapt themselves to perform other functions if needed
- cerebral cortex is made up of complex neural networks connected by dendrites that grow to make new connections

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endocrine system

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system of glands that secrete hormones
- controlled in brain by hypothalamus

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adrenal glands

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produces adrenaline: signals rest of body to prepare for fight or flight (in connection w/ autonomic nervous system that controls involuntary responses)

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ovaries & tests

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produces sex hormones: male-testosterone, female-estrogen

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genetics

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affects human thought & behavior
- every human cell contains 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs

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DNA

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genetic material that makes up chromosome
- certain DNA segments control production of specific proteins that control human traits
- genes: these discrete segments, can be dominant/recessive

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monozygotic twins (identical)

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share all same genetic material -> used to examine influence of genes on human traits
- Bouchard) both environment & genetics have influence (twins living together/living apart)
-> criticism: same effective psychological environment created bc physical similarity, correlation not due to genetic influence

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sex - chromosome

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determined by 23rd pair of chromosomes
- male: XY chromosomes
- female: XX chromosomes

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Turner’s syndrome - chromosomal abnormality

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born w/ only single X chromosome usually occupied 23rd pair
- physical characteristics: shortness, webbed necks, diff in physical sexual development

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Klinefelter’s syndrome - chromosomal abnormality

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extra X chromosome -> XXY pattern
- minimal sexual development & extreme introversion

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down syndrome - chromosomal abnormality

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born with extra chromosome on 21st pair
- physical traits: rounded face, shorter fingers & toes, slanted eye set apart, some intellectual disability

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consciousness

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level of awareness about ourselves & environment
William James)
- dualism: humans consist of thought & matter, thought is eternal
- monism: everything is same substance, thought stops existing when body dies

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mere exposure effect - consciousness

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we prefer stimuli we’ve seen before over new stimuli, even if we don’t consciously remember seeing the old stimuli

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priming - consciousness

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participants respond more quickly/accurately to questions they’ve seen before, even if they don’t remember seeing them

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blind sight - consciousness

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some ppl who report blind can accurately describe path of moving object / accurately grasp objects they say they can’t see

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conscious level - levels of consciousness

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information about urself & ur environemnt ur currently aware of

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nonconscious level - levels of consciousness

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body processes controlled by ur mind that ur not aware of (heartbeat, respiration etc)

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preconscious level - levels of consciousness

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info about urself/ur env that ur not currently thinking about but you could be (e.g. remembering fav childhood toy: bring that preconscious memory into conscious level)

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subconscious level - levels of consciousness

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info that ur not consciously aware of BUT we know MUST exist due to behavior
- behaviors in priming & mere exposure effect: some info is accessible to subconsc level but not to consc level

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unconscious level - levels of consciousness

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psychoanalytical psychologists) some events unacceptable to consc mind -> repressed into unconsc mind

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sleep

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one of states of consciousness

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circadian rhythm

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metabolic & thought process pattern during 24h day
- sleep cycle is part of it

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sleep cycle

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EEG is used to record

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sleep onset - sleep cycle

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period when we’re falling asleeep
- stage btwn wake & sleep -> mild hallucinations
- brain produces alpha waves

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awake -> stages 1&2 - sleep cycle

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brain produces theta waves which progressively get slower & higher amplitude as we fall asleep

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stage 2 - sleep cycle

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EEG starts to show sleep spindles (=short bursts of rapid brain waves)

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sage 3&4 - sleep cycle

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delta sleep (slow-wave)
- delta waves exist, slower (lower frequency) the wave, deeper the sleep
- important in replenishing body’s chemical supplies, releasing growth hormones in children & fortifying our immune system
- after certain time, go back to stage 1

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REM - sleep cycle

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when we reach from stage 4->stage 1
- paradoxical sleep since brain waves appear as active & intense as they do when we’re awake
- dreams & memory
- REM rebound: longer periods of REM next time we sleep when deprived
- more stress during day -> longer REM
- cycle approx. 90 min about 4-7 times (closer to morning - more time in stages 1,2&REM)
- as we age: less time in REM sleep

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insomnia - sleep disorder

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problem going to sleep / staying asleep
- usually treated w/ changes in behavior

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narcolepsy - sleep disorder

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periods of intense sleepiness & fall asleep @ unpredictable times
- may fall into REM sleep no matter what they were doing
- treated w/ medicine & changing sleep patterns

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sleep apnea - sleep disorder

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stop breathing for short periods during sleep -> may wake up slightly & gasp for air
- interferes deep sleep -> tiredness, interferes memory
- don’t remember waking up -> goes undiagnosed
- overweight men = higher risk
- treated w/ respiration machine - provides air

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night terror - sleep disorder

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sit up middle of night, scream, move around room
-usually children
- may be related to somnambulism(sleepwalking) -> both during first hours in stage 4 sleep

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dreams

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series of storylike images experienced while sleeping
- research relies heavily on self-reports
- ppl awakened during/shortly after REM episode report they were dreaming

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lucid dream

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aware that we’re dreaming, can control storyline

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Sigmund Freud - dream

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interpreting dream as a method to uncover repressed info in unconscious mind
- manifest content: literal content of dream
- latent content: unconscious meaning of manifest content
- ego protects use from material in unconscious mind (protected sleep) by presenting repressed desires using symbols

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activation-synthesis theory of dreaming

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dreams are biological phenomena
- dream is a story made up by literary part of mind caused by intense brain activity during REM -> no more than reflex

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information-processing theory of dreaming

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stress during day -> increase in number & intensity of dreams
- brain deals w/ stress during REM -> function of REM is to integrate info processed during day into memories
- babies need more REM sleep bc they process so much new info everyday

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psychoactive drugs

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chemicals that change chemistry of brain & induce altered state of consciousness
- molecules of psychoactive drug are small enough to pass blood-brain barrier that protects brain from harmful chemicals
- mimic/block neurotransmitters (agonist/antagonist)

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agonist

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drugs that mimic neurotransmitters
- fit into receptor sites & function as that neurotransmitter normally would

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antagonist

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drugs that block neurotransmitters
- fit into receptor sites & block neurotransmitters from using the site

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psychoactive drugs that aren’t agonist/antagonist

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prevent neurotransmitter from being reabsorbed back to neuron -> creates abundance of that neurotransmitter in synapse

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tolerance - drug

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physiological change that produces need for more of same drug to achieve same effect
- caused by change in natural level of neurotransmitter
- eventually causes withdrawal
- psychologically & physically dependent to the drug

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stimulants

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arouses autonomic nervous system, euphoria
- tolerance & withdrawal
- caffeine, cocaine, nicotine

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depressants

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slows down autonomic nervous system, euphoria
- tolerance & withdrawal
- alcohol, tranquilizers

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hallucinogens

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causes sensory distortions, change in perception
- lingering, reverse tolerance: 2nd dose may be less than 1st but have same/greater effect
- LSD, marijuana, mushrooms

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opiates

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relieves pain & elevates mood
- antagonist for endorphin
- euphoria associated w/ elevated endorphin levels
- heroine, morphine, codeine

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