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| Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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receives, processes, interprets, and store information and sends messages
2 PARTS:
Brian
Spinal Cord |
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| 2 parts of the autonomic system? |
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sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system |
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| sympathetic nervous system |
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outputs energy
(blood, sweat, heavy breathing, high blood pressure, heart rate)
utilized in situations of FIGHT OR FLIGHT |
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| parasympathetic nervous system |
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conserves and stores energy.
Follows after sympathetic nervous system's reactions.
Keeps regularity within the body. |
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fatty material made up of glial cells in CNS that insulate axons.
Speeds up process of neural impulses and Prevents signals from interfering with other cells. |
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neurons that continue to regenerate and divide after infancy into adulthood, creating new neurons.
Process known as neurogenesis |
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neurons that continue to regenerate and divide after infancy into adulthood, creating new neurons.
Process known as neurogenesis |
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site of communication between 2 neurons and nerve impulses.
Houses axon, cleft, and dendrite. |
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the brain is constantly changing and adapting to new Information, challenges, and experiences.
FLEXIBLE/DYNAMIC |
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| Do neurotransmitters excite and inhibit neurons? |
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YES.
neurotransmitters can excite and inhibit neurons.
Located in the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and glands.
Can affect mood, memory, well-being.
How much they affect neurons depends on:
SIZE
LOCATION
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| Do neurotransmitters excite and inhibit neurons? |
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YES.
neurotransmitters can excite and inhibit neurons.
Located in the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and glands.
Can affect mood, memory, well-being.
How much they affect neurons depends on:
SIZE
LOCATION
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Dopamin
Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
GABA
Glumate
Serotonin |
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| secreted by endocrine glands that affect nervous system. |
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Ocytocin
Sex
Adrenal
Melatonin |
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| What part of the cell receives nerve impulses? |
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| What is the site of communication between neurons? |
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| What hormones are associated with excitement? |
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| Ephinprene (produced in Adrenal hormones) |
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| Electroencephalograms - records brain waves and reflects activity of many cells at once |
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| part of brain at the top of spinal cord (base of brain) that contains medulla and the pons. |
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| reticular activating system (RAS) |
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core of brain stem.
screens info and alerts higher officials of the brain. |
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| brain stimulation activates complex neural pathways, not pleasure centers. |
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"gateway to memory"
forms spatial memories to allows us to navigate through the environment. |
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located in prefrontal cortex.
involved in social judgment, making plans, and decision making.
motor cortex |
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| railroad worker that survived metal rod through his prefrontal cortex. |
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| What controls autonomic nervous system associated with survial? |
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| What is the site of the motor cortex and responsible for taking initiative? |
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| Does a split brain have 2 minds? |
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| Each side doesn't know about the other, but both work together. |
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| Which side of the brain is known as the spin doctor? |
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| which is more associated with the left side of the brain? |
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| speech and balancing a checkbook |
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| What characteristics of human thoughts explains eagerness to glorify right or left side of brain? |
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| humans want to understand the world |
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| There are differences however can't tell how they affect personality. |
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| 3 problems of drawing conclusions from sex differences in the brain? |
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gender differences do NOT = stereotypes
brain difference does NOT = behavior difference
sex differences COULD RESULT from behavioral differences |
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| What do researchers believe the brain is not a self not a unified collection of? |
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| independent modules of mental systems |
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