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Psyc260 studyguide1 (mesa coll
Prof: Van Kirk
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Psychology
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09/28/2004

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experimental ablation
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removal of brain parts, see what animal can no longer do.
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galvani
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muscle stimulation
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Muller
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doctrine of specific nerve energy
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goals of science
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explain, predict and control behavior
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mind-body problem
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dualist believe mind and body are separate, monist believe that the mind and body are one.
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right hemisphere
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synthesis to perceive things as a whole
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doctrine of specific nerve energies
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different nerves being stimulated by electricity (5senses)
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Darwin
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functionalism, trait serves purpose, genetic, mutations
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fritsch and hitzig
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contralateral control
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Aristotle
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vegetative, perceptual, rational
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flourens
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experimental ablation, intentional destruction of the brain area
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helmholtz
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neural conduction, color vision, RGB
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broca
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left hemisphere, localization of function, language
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physiological analysis of behavior
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?
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function of the brain
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motor sensory perception
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Split-brain
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corpus callosum-smell, epilepsy
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consciousness
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pg3?
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reflex
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automatic movement produced as direct result of stimulus, Rene Descartes, innate auto response
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degrees & jobs in neuroscience
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neuroanatomy, w.physiology, psychology, biochemistry, bioengineering, and physics: jobs
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reduction
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basic elementary explanation
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generalization
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applying conclusion to other situation
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motor neurons
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movement
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synapse
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junction between terminal button and membrane of another neuron, pg48:
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glial cell function
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nutrition, injury, recovery, cleaning, glue, support, buffer
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diffusion
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move molecules from hi-lo equilibrium goal
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threshold of stimulation
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-60mV, or voltage level that triggers action potential
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electrical charge at rest
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-70mV
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oligodendroglia
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provides support to axons and produce myelin sheath
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schwann cells
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provide support to axons and produce myelin sheath in the PNS but only at one at a time.
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depolarization
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na+ entry goes to +50mV (absolute refracting period)
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neuronal transmission
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?
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ionotropic
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fastest way to open membrane channels
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salutatory conduction
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conducting ap within myelinated neuron
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all-or-none-law
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synapses or not
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sodium potassium pump
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driven by atp, na+ out K+ in
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electrostatic pressure
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anions (-) and cations (+) ions : electrically charged particles
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coding of intensity of stimuli
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rate law- increasing rate of firing
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epsp
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responses to neurotransmitter
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membrane composition
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pg30,31
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antagonists
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inhibit
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tolerance
Definition
increase dose to produce same effect
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Parkinson’s disease
Definition
low dopamine due to not enough tyrosine becomes __________ disease and need l-dopamine to treat.
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ache
Definition
termination of ach (deactivates)
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epsp
Definition
response to neurotransmitter
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dopamine functions
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motor, pleasure, and arousal
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tryptophan
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5ht precursor, tryptophan + enzyme goes to 5htp goes to 5ht
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botox
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drug prevents ach
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ach & learning / memory
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?
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mechanisms of termination
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?
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factors affecting drug effectiveness
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?
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nitric oxide
Definition
pg 118, gas to communicate
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cannabinoid receptors
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lipids, transmit messages between cells
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tyrosine
Definition
dopamine precursor
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axonal varicosities
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where norepinephrine is released usually
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schizophrenia
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due to low dopamine (DA)
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drugs affecting ach
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botox, black widow spider venom
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composition of membrane
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?
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glutamate
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?
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benzodiazepines
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?
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neural inhibition
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ipsp goes to hyperpolarizatino K+
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motor neurons
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function of dopamine (DA)
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oral administration
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preferred by humans
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substantia nigra
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mptp-->mpdp->mpp-->mpp+-->neurotoxin-->cns/substania nigra
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