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Localisation Of Function
What is localisation of function,
Motor area,
Somatosensory area
10
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Evaluation Zeitgebers
What were many of the studies,
How are their ethics,
Suffers study
4
cards
Exogenous Pacemakers/Zeitgebers
Endogenous pacemakers,
Exogenous pacemaker,
Role of scn
8
cards
Circadian Rhythms
What are all living organisms sub...,
What are all biological rhythms g...,
How long do circadian rhythms las...
9
cards
Neurons & Synaptic Transmission
What is a neutron,
What is a sensory neuron,
What is a relay neurone
8
cards
Evaluation Of Circadian Rhythms
What has knowledge given research...,
What has research suggested a rel...,
How might research into the sleep...
9
cards
Endocrine System
How does the endocrine system act,
What does the thyroid gland do,
What do most hormones do
9
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Infradian Rhythms
Example of an infradian rhythm,
What does evidence suggest about ...,
What did stern mcclintock 1998 de...
12
cards
Nervous System
What does the nervous system cons...,
What is the central nervous system,
Peripheral nervous system
8
cards
Ultradian Rhythms
What have psychologists identifie...,
What are each of the stages chara...,
What are stage 1 and 2
7
cards
Evaluation Of Rhythms
What is the menstruated cycle tho...,
What has schank 2004 argued,
What have commentators argued abo...
12
cards
ERP's
How does it measure brain activity,
What does data contain,
What remains
9
cards
Post - Mortems
What is a post mortem examination,
What are post mortems vital in,
What did paul and wernicke rely on
5
cards
Evaluation Of Hemispheric Lateralisation
What has sperry s work into the s...,
What has sperry s research mainly...,
Why are there strengths regarding...
8
cards
FMRI’s
How does fmri work,
What happens when the brain is mo...,
What does fmri produce
8
cards
EEG's
What do they measure,
What do recordings represent,
When are eeg s often used
8
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Split-brain Research Into Hemispheric Lateralisation
What is hemispheric lateralisation,
What did sperry et al want to know,
What procedure has sperry et al s...
11
cards
Evaluation Of Plasticity
What tends to slow down in a few ...,
What are some examples of further...,
What can the brains ability to re...
15
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Motor, somatosensory, visual & auditory centres
Name the four parts of the cortex,
What is at the back of the fronta...,
What will damage to the motor are...
6
cards
Language area of the brain
Where is language restricted too ...,
What did paul broca identify,
What can damage cause
4
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Evaluation of localisation of function
What did peterson et al use,
What did peterson et al research ...,
What did tulving et al reveal
15
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Plasticity/functional recovery
What is plasticity,
What is functional recovery,
What did gopnick et al say about ...
15
cards
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