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| The nerve cells that handle the information-processing function. You're born with the amount of neurons you'll have in your life. |
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| Part of the neuron that carries information away from cell body toward other cells. |
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| consisting of a layer of cells containing fat, encases and insulates most axons. Speed up transmission of nerve impulses. Makes sure there is no disruption of the neural communication. |
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| Tiny spaces between neurons- lie between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of another. |
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| Tree like fibers projecting from a neuron, which receive information and sends it toward the neuron cell body. |
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| Chemical substances that are stored in the tiny sacs within the terminal buttons and involved in transmitting information across synaptic gap to the next neuron. |
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| Rounded structure involved in motor structure. |
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| Governs breathing and reflexes. |
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| Governs sleep and arousal. |
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| Extensive, wrinkled outer layer of the fore brain; governs higher brain function, such as thinking, learning,and consciousness. |
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| A loosely connected network of structures under the cerebral cortex. Important in both memory and emotion. |
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| Special role in the storage of memory. |
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| Involved in fear and discrimination of objects necessary for organisms survival. |
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| Large bundle of axons that connects the brain's two hemispheres, responsible for relaying information between two sides. |
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| The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body. |
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| The part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body. |
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| The portion of the cerebral cortex behind the forehead, involved in personality, intelligence, and the control of voluntary muscles. |
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| Structures in the cerebral cortex that are located just above the ears and are involved in hearing, language processing, and memory. |
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| Structures located at the back of the head that involve visual stimuli. |
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| Structures at the front and to the rear of the head that are involved in registering spatial locations, attention, and motor control. |
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Language/Speech/ Writing
Logic analysis |
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Non-verbal
Visual/spacial skills
Creativity |
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| A small fore brain structure, located just below the thalamus, that measures three pleasurable activities- eating, drinking, and sex- as well as emotion stress and reward. |
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| The fore brain structure that sits at the top of the brain stem in the brain's central core and serves as an important relay station. |
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| The brain's special capacity for change. |
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| Daily behavioral or psychological cycles that involve the sleep/wake cycles, body temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar level. |
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| A small brain structure that uses input from the retina to synchronize it's own rhythm with the daily cycle of light and dark; the bodies way of monitoring the change from day to night. |
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| Confusion, disorientation, delusions, and hallucinations. |
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| Small, fast waves associated with being alert and awake. |
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| Begin to appear in stage 3, stage 4 is mostly these; associated with deep sleep. |
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| An active stage of sleep in which dreaming occurs. |
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| Infants dream more if their environment is less stimulating. |
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| Freudian Theory of Dreaming |
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| Dreams are a result of non conscious desires a conflict. We dream in symbols. |
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| Cognitive Hypothesis of Dreaming |
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| Dreams are subconscious cognitive processing. We dream about our lives, our day. |
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| Activation Synthesis Hypothesis |
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| Neural activity in the brain is interpreted and turned into a dream by the brain. |
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