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Biological psychology

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Branch of psychology studying the links between biology and behavior

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Other names for biological psychologists

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Behavioral neuroscientists
Neuropsychologist
Behavior geneticist
Physiological psychologist 
Biopsychologist
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Neuron

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Nerve cell

Basic building block of nervous system

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Sensory neuron

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Neurons that carry incoming info from sensory receptors to brain and spinal cord

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Moto neurons

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Neurons that carry outgoing info from brain/spinal cord to muscles and glands

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Interneurons

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Neurons in brain and spinal that communicate internally, intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs

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Dendrite

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Bushy branch extension to neuron that receives messages and conducts impulses towards cell body

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Axon

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Extension of neuron, ending in branch terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or muscles or glands

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Myelin sheath

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Fatty tissue encasing neuron fibers that enables greater transmission speed of neural impulses

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Action potential

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Neural impulse, electrical charge that travels down the axon

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Threshold

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Level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse

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Synapse

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Junction between axon tip of sending neuron and dendrite of receiving neuron.

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Tiny gap of synapse

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Synaptic gap or synaptic cleft

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messengers

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How neurotransmitters travel after impulse down axon

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Cross synaptic gap, when released by sending neuron, they travel across the synapse and bind to the receptor sites in the receiving neuron, therefore influencing whether the neuron will generate a neural impulse

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Reuptake

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A neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron

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Acetylcholine (ACh) function

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Enables muscle action, learning, and memory

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Examples of malfunctions with ACh

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Alzheimer’s disease, ACh producing neurons deteriorate

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Dopamine function

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Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion

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Examples of malfunctions with dopamine

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Excess dopamine-receptor activity is linked to schizophrenia

Lack dopamine- the brain produces the tremors and decreased mobility of Parkinson’s disease

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Serotonin function

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Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal

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Examples of malfunctions with serotonin

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Under supply linked to depression. Prozac and some other antidepressant drugs raise serotonin levels

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Norepinephrine function

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Helps control alertness and arousal

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Examples of malfunctions with norepinephrine

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Under supply can depress mood

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GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) function

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A major inhibitory neurotransmitter

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Examples of malfunctions with GABA

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Under supply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia

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Glutamate function

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A major excitatory neurotransmitter, involved in memory

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Examples of malfunctions with glutamate

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Oversupply can overstimulate brain, producing migraines or seizures

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Endorphins

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Morphin within

Natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure

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Nervous system

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Body’s speedy electrochemical communication network. Consists of all nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems

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Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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Sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body

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Nerves

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Bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands, and sense organs

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Somatic nervous system

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The diversion of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body’s voluntary movements of skeletal muscles

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Autonomic nervous system

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Controls self regulated action of internal organs and glands

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Sympathetic nervous system

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

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Autonomic nervous system that calms the body conserving its energy

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Reflex

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A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as a knee jerk response

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Endocrine

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Slow chemical communication system, a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

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Adrenal glands

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

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Pituitary gland

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The endocrine systems most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus the pituitary I regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands

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What releases epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Adrenal glands

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What are epinephrine and norepinephrine hormones called and do

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adrenaline and noradrenaline in flight or fight responses, increase heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar proving with surge of energy,

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What system has the feelings that linger

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Endocrine

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Sympathetic nervous system parts of body

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Dilated pupil
Accelerates heart 
Pauses digestion
Stimulates glucose release by liver
Secretes hormones (kidney) 
Relaxes bladder 
Stimulates make ejaculation
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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Contract pupil
Slow heart
Starts digestion
Starts gallbladder
Contract bladder
Blood flow to sex organs
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Nervous system two parts

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Peripheral, central

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Peripheral system two parts

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Autonomic, somatic

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Autonomic two parts

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic

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Agonist

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Excited

Mimics neurotransmitter effects on receiving neuron, ex morphine

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Antagonist

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Inhibits

Blocks neurotransmitter, ex curare poisoning paralyzed

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Inhibitory

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Like pushing brake

Are against triggering action potential

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Excitatory

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Like pushing accelerator

Are for triggering action potential

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