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Unit 2 - Extra Terms Flashcards

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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Interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)

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Dual Processing

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Principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious consciousness and unconscious tracks.

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Brain Lesion

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Destroys brain tissue to study animal behaviors.

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Plasticity/Neuroplasticity

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Brain’s ability to modify itself after some type of injury or illness.

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Left Hemisphere Specialties

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Reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, comprehension skills, and language.

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Right Hemisphere Specialties

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Non-verbal abilities, facial recognition, patterns.

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Circadian Rhythm

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24-hour cycle of wakefulness and sleep.

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Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

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Light triggers the suprachiasmatic nucleus to decrease melatonin (hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle) from the pineal gland and increase it at night fall.

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Sleep Stages

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Every 90 minutes; cycle of four distinct sleep stages (about 4 or 5 times per night). During each cycle each stage of REM becomes longer.

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NREM Sleep; Stages 1-3

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Hypnagogic state, drifting thoughts, falling sensations; mild hallucinations, light sleep, daydreaming (stages 1-2); sleep spindles/bursts of activity begin during stage 2; sleepwalking and bedwetting during stage 3.

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Delta Waves

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Large, slow waves of deep sleep

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REM Sleep Stage

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Paradoxical sleep; muscles are relaxed; body systems such as the brain is active; fast and regular beta waves; much like awake-aroused state; Rapid Eye Movements (REM) and reports vivid dreams.

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Sleep deprivation

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Can cause a depressed immune system

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Freud’s Wish Fulfillment Theory

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Dreams provide a psychic safety valve to discharge unacceptable feelings.

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Freud’s Manifest v. Latent Content

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Manifest - Remembered story line; Latent - underlying meaning

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Information Processing Theory

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Dreams may help sift, sort, and fix a day’s experiences in our memory.

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Cognitive-Development Theory

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Reflects dreamers’ cognitive development - their knowledge and understanding (Cognitive Perspective)

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Activation-Synthesis Theory

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Brain engages in a lot of random neural activity. Dreams make sense of this activity (Neuroscience Perspective)

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REM Rebound

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When deprived of REM sleep and then allowed to sleep, we show increased REM sleep.

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Insomniacs

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Have a normal desire for sleep, but is unable to and feels tired during the day; persistent problems in falling or staying asleep.

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Narcolepsy

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Uncontrollable sleep attacks; linked to low levels of orexin.

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Sleep Apnea

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Cessation of breathing during sleep; momentary reawakenings

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

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Acts out dreams; can be dangerous due to the possibility of injuring the sleeper or the person next to them.

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Night Terrors

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Intense fear accompanied by physiological reactions; occurs during stage 3

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Nightmares

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A vivid dream that is frightening; occurs during stage 4 (REM)

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Somnambulism

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Sleepwalking

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Behavior Genetics

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The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior

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Chromosome

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Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.

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DNA

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A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.

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Gene

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The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; segments of DNA capable of synthesizing proteins.

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Genome

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The complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism’s chromosomes.

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Identical Twins

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Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms.

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Fraternal Twins

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Twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment.

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Molecular Genetics

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The subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes.

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Heritability

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The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The heritability of a trait may vary, depending on the range of populations and environments studies. Ex.: High heritability > differences among people are due to genes, and the environment had little effect. OR Low heritability > differences among people are mainly due to the environment, and the genes had little effect.

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Interaction

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The interplay that occurs when the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity).

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Epigenetics

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The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change; the study of how your behavior and environment can affect the way your genes are expressed or function.

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Evolutionary Psychology

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The study of behavior and mind while using the principles of natural selection and other aspects of evolutionary biology.

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Natural Selection

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The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.

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Mutation

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A random error in gene replication that leads to a change.

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Substance Use Disorder

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Continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and or physical risk.

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Psychoactive Drug

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A chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods.

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Tolerance

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The diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect.

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Withdrawal

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The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior.

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Depressants (Alcohol)

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Drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow body functions.

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Alcohol Use Disorder / Alcoholism

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Alcohol use marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and a drive to continue problematic use.

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Barbiturates (Tranquilizers)

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Drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment.

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Opiates (Heroin)

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Opium and its derivatives, such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety.

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Stimulants (Caffeine and Nicotine)

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Drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines, cocaine, Ecstacy, and methamphetamine) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.

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Amphetamines

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Drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes.

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Methamphetamines

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A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels.

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Ecstasy (MDMA)

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A synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin-producing neurons and to mood and cognition.

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Cocaine

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A powerful and addictive stimulant, derived from the coca plant, producing temporarily increased alertness and euphoria.

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Hallucinogens

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Psychedelic (“mind manifesting”) drugs, such as LSD, that distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.

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LSD

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A powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid (lysergic acid diethylamide)

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THC

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The major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of effects, including mild hallucinations.

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GABA

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A major inhibitory neurotransmitter; undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia

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Glutamate

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A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory; oversupply can overstimulate the brain, producing migraines or seizures (which is why some people avoid MSG, monosodium glutamate, in food.)

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Pituitary Gland

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The endocrine system’s most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.

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Adrenal Glands

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A pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress.

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EEG

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An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brain’s surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.

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CT Scan

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A series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brain’s structure; also called CAT scan.

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PET Scan

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A visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task.

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MRI

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A technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue. MRI scans show brain anatomy.

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fMRI

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A technique for revealing blood flow, and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans. fMRI scans show brain functions as well as its structure.

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Autopsy

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A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or extent of disease.

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