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Decks in this class (18)

How to study the brain
What are the main methods of study,
What happened to hm,
How are lesions experimentally in...
28  cards
Evolution
Why do we study non human animals,
What did maren et al 1997 find,
What are comparative studies
24  cards
Transmission between neurons
What is a synapse,
Define neurotransmitter,
The presynaptic neuron s terminal...
23  cards
Transmission within a neuron (action potentials)
What is a cell membrane made of a...,
Name 6 parts of a neuron,
What s inside the cell membrane
24  cards
Vision: Primary visual pathway
Where is the primary visual cortex,
What are the three main informati...,
Where does information pass from ...
35  cards
Visual perception and memory: Occipital and temporal lobe
Once the primary visual cortex ha...,
What do neurons in the extrastria...,
What does perceived colour of an ...
22  cards
The parietal and frontal lobes
Where is the parietal lobe,
What are the three main parts of ...,
Where is the somatosensory cortex
28  cards
Emotion
What is affective neuroscience,
Emotions are difficult to define ...,
In what ways are emotions importa...
30  cards
Brain anatomy and organisation
How much does the brain weigh and...,
What does the central nervous sys...,
What does the cranium contain
44  cards
Introduction to Learning 1 and 2
What kind of conditioning did pav...,
What is autoshaping,
How is a conditioned emotional re...
25  cards
Introduction to genetics
What is a locus,
What does a gene contain,
What is transcription
16  cards
Genetic disorders
Why study genetic disorders,
What is the prevalence of phenylk...,
Define autosomal
26  cards
Sleep
In what ways can sleep be measured,
Why is it difficult to measure sl...,
What are pre sleep alpha waves
30  cards
Sex and stress
According to walter cannon what i...,
What happens physiologically duri...,
How are glucocorticoids like cort...
31  cards
Eating and appetite
What does keesey and powley s 198...,
What are the main criticisms of t...,
What did lowe 1993 find about dri...
25  cards
Introduction to cognitive neuropsychology and the cognitive neuropsychology of language
What is cognitive neuropsychology,
What are the main ways in which a...,
What is the assumption of modalit...
17  cards
Introduction to the neuropsychology of memory & perception
What does the fact that types of ...,
What s episodic memory for,
What is stored in semantic memory
34  cards
Schizophrenia and affective disorders
Approximately what percentage of ...,
Who coined the term schizophrenia...,
What are the positive symptoms of sz
25  cards

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