Intro to Neuroscience

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Decks in this class (23)

L1 - Intro to Neuroscience
What is neuroscience 1,
What are the 2 main divisions of ...,
What are the sub divisions in the...
24  cards
L2 Cells Of The Nervous System
What are glia and their main purp...,
What is the estimated number of n...,
What does nissl franz staining do 3
32  cards
L3 Cells Of The Nervous System Pt 2
How can we classify neurons 1,
What are neurites 2,
What are the types of neurites by...
33  cards
L4 The Excitable Cell
What evolved properties do neuron...,
Explain the reflex arc 2,
What are the electrical signals d...
25  cards
L5 Excitable cell Part - 2
What is the idf proportional to 1,
What does idf stand for 2,
What are the standard units for a...
23  cards
L6 Excitable Cells Pt 3
What is space constant in neurosc...,
How can you increase the conducti...,
What are the factors influencing ...
18  cards
L7 Neuronal Conduction
The speed of action potential gra...,
How is an action potential like a...,
Explain continuous action potenti...
30  cards
L8 Synapses and Neurotransmitters - Pt 1
What is a synapse 1,
What is the name of the process o...,
How many synapses and neurons doe...
33  cards
L 9 Synapses And Neurotransmitters - Pt 2
What are the criteria for neurotr...,
What does immunostaining do 2,
What does in situ hybridisation do 3
58  cards
Flipped lecture Synapses + NT
What is chat 1,
What is the role of choline acety...,
Where is acetyl coa produced 3
42  cards
L10 Homeostasis - Pt 1
What is the neuronal microenviron...,
What does the neuronal microenvir...,
What does the extracellular space...
19  cards
Active recall questions
What is the mechanism by which bo...,
How does myelin increase neuronal...,
Which of these factors distinguis...
15  cards
L11 Homeostasis - Pt 2
What is the ventricular system 1,
Describe the structure of the ven...,
What is the role of the ventricul...
36  cards
L12 Nervous system structure through development
What is the neural plate 1,
Explain the process of neurulation 2,
What neurons could form from the ...
28  cards
L13 The Brain
What are the three types of the c...,
Is the hippocampus found in each ...,
What is the hippocampus and how m...
19  cards
L14 The Hypothalamus + Autonomic Control
How many major nucleis does the h...,
What is the role of the hypothala...,
Briefly describe how homeostasis ...
23  cards
L16 Emotion And Motivation
What is behaviour influenced by 1,
What are the 4 fs of internal sta...,
What does perturbation mean 3
32  cards
L17 Sleep And Circadian Rhythms
What does rem stand for 1,
What is sleep defined as behaviou...,
What changes occur when sleeping 3
32  cards
L18 Memory
What are the two types of memory 1,
What is declarative explicit memo...,
What is procedural implicit memory 3
18  cards
L19 Active learning - Brain and behaviour
Which of the following substances...,
A damaged blood vessel in the mid...,
While a subject is undergoing fun...
6  cards
L20 Principles of sensory systems
What are the 3 common steps of co...,
Are sensory receptors just protei...,
What is sensory transduction 3
21  cards
L21 The Chemical Senses
What is the most common and oldes...,
Why is the difference between the...,
What are the functions of the che...
36  cards
L22 - The Visual System: The Eye And Retina
What does vision allow us to do 1,
What 3 things does light have 2,
Electromagnetic lights travels in...
34  cards

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