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Brain and Neural Parts
Brain and behavior.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/11/2010

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Term
Hindbrain
Definition
Cerebellum-Find movement
Medulla- Unconscious functions like breathing
Pons- Sleep and arousal
Term
Forebrain
Definition
Thalamus- distribute sense signals
Cerebrum- Complex thinking and learning
Limbic System- Memory and emotion
Hypothalamus- Regulates biological needs
Term
Cerebrum contains which lobes?
Definition
Frontal lobes- Motor control
Parietal- Somato-sensory
Temporal- Auditory
Occipital- Visual
Term
Limbic System
Definition
Hippocampus- Long term memory
Amygdala- Fear
Term
Parts of the neuron?
Definition
Dendrites- branching structures
Soma- Cell body
Axon- Fiber pathway
Myelin sheath- protects the axon
Term
Neurotransmitters
Definition
GABA-Inhibitory transmitter of axiety
Dopamine- Linked to schiz
Serotonin: Linked to regulation of sleep
Term
DSM-IV Axis
Definition
1 Clinical Syndromes
2 Personality Disorders
3 General Medication conditions
4 Stressors
5 Assessment of funtioning
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