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BioPsych Exam 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
01/30/2013

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Dualism
Definition
the mind and brain are fundamentally different and exist apart from one another
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Monism
Definition

mind and brain consist of the same physical substance

(the mind comes from brain activity)

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Nature Vs. Nurture
Definition
Behavior cannot be fully explained by either
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Reductionism
Definition
You learn about something by learning about the smaller pieces and when they are assembled, it reveals something about the whole.
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Brain and Behavior Interaction
Definition
Brain controls behavior but behavior changes the brain
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Overt Behavior
Definition
Movement
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Covert Behavior
Definition
Cognition
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Lincoln Holmes Case
Definition
He damaged part of his brain and was unable to recognize faces
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Electroencephalogram

Definition
Measures brain activity
Term
What methods are used to structure the brain?
Definition
Computed tomography (CT)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Term
What methods are used to analyze brain activity?
Definition
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Functional MRI (fMRI)
Electroencephalography (EEG)
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Anterior (rostral)
Definition
Front
Term
Posterior (caudal)
Definition
Back area
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Dorsal
Definition
Top area
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Ventra
Definition
Bottom area
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Lateral
Definition
Away from the midline
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Medial
Definition
Towards the midline
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Horizontal Section of Brain
Definition
A horizontal cut through brain (parallel with feet)
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Coronal Section of Brain
Definition
A vertical cut through the brain
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Sagittal Section of Brain
Definition
Cut through the brain in which you get a side view (like cutting through the corpus collusum)
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Central Nervous System Components
Definition
Brain and spinal cord
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Componets
Definition
Somatic and autonomic nervous system
Term
What is the autonomic nervous system comprised of?
Definition
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
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Somatic Nervous System
Definition
External environment
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Autonomic Nervous System
Definition
Internal environment
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Afferent Vs. Efferent Nerves
Definition

Afferent- arriving nerves

Efferent- exiting nerves

Term
What are cranial nerves composed of?
Definition
Afferent and/or efferent nerves
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Sympathetic System Functions
Definition

-Arousal

-Stimulate and mobilize energy

Term
Parasympathetic System Functions
Definition

-Relaxation

-Conserve energy

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Major Players of Brain
Definition
Cells
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"Support Staff" of Brain
Definition

Meninges

Ventricular system

Vasicular system

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Hydrocephalus
Definition
The brain loses it's matter because the cerebral fluid does not drain properly and puts pressure on areas of the brain.
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Forebrain
Definition

Telencephalon

Diencephalon

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Telencephalon
Definition

Forebrain

 

Isocortex

Basal Ganglia

Limibic System

Term
Midbrain
Definition
Mesencephalon
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Hindbrain
Definition

Metencephalon

Mylencephalon

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Metencephalon
Definition

Hindbrain

 

Cerebellum

Pons

Term
Diencephalon
Definition

Forebrain

 

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

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Hindbrain Facts
Definition

Rise of cranial nerves

Fiber (axon) crossings

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Hindbrain Parts and Functions
Definition

--Myelencephalon- Medulla

Breathing & heart rate

--Metencephalon

Pons- Consciousness

Cerebelllum- timing & coordination of movement 

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Midbrain
Definition

Mesencephalon

 

Tegmentum

Tectum

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