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Undergraduate 2
10/26/2008

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dualism
Definition
belief in dual nature of reality, mind & body are separate, body is made of ORDINARY matter, while brain is NOT
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monism
Definition
belief that everything in the universe consists of matter & energy
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phrenology
Definition
the personality traits of a person were determined by "reading" bumps and fissures in the skull. Developed by German physician Franz Joseph Gall
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unilateral neglect
Definition
lesions to RIGHT PARIETAL CTX. failure to notice or remember things on LEFT side.
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split brain patients
Definition
cutting of CORPUS CALLOSUM to fix epilepsy. divides 2 hemispheres to keep epilepsy on one side.
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neurons
Definition
functional units of communication, 100+ billion, independent units (Neuron doctrine)
-function
-location
-NT
-shape
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dendritic spines
Definition
receives input from a single synapse of an axon. Dendritic spines serve as a storage site for synaptic strength and help transmit electrical signals to the neuron's cell body
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myelination
Definition
protects axon, increases rxn speed. an outgrowth glial cell: Schwann cells supply for the PNS, whereas oligodendrocytes supply it to the CNS.
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nodes of ranvier
Definition
uncovered axon
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neuroglial cells
Definition
the "glue" of the CNS. They surround neurons and hold them in place.
-astrocytes
-oligodendrocyte
-microglia
-ependymal
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astrocyte
Definition
glial cell that provides support for neurons of the CNS. provides nutrients and regulates the chemical composition of the extracellular fluid. remove excess NT and ions.
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oligodendrocyte
Definition
glial cell in the CNS that forms myelin sheath
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ependymal
Definition
neuroglial cells that line ventricles and release CSF
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microglia
Definition
neuroglial cells that fight pathogens
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5 divisions of brain
Definition
frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, limbic
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lateral ventricle
Definition
one of the two ventricles located in the center of the TELENCEPHALON
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third ventricle
Definition
ventricle located in the center of the center of the diencephalon
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cerebral aqueduct
Definition
a narrow tube connecting the 3rd and 4th ventricles of the brain, in the center of the mesencephalon
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4th ventricle
Definition
ventricle located between the cerebellum and the dorsal pons, in the center of the metencephalon.
Term
ventricle locations
Definition
[image]
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meninges
Definition
[image]
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cerebrospinal fluid
Definition
fills ventricles and subarachnoid space, and is released by ependymal
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frontal lobe
Definition
lobe involved in the ability to recognize future consequences resulting from current actions, decision making, override and suppress unacceptable social responses, and determine similarities and differences between things or events. Also, non working LTM is held here.
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temporal lobe
Definition
lobe involved in involved in speech, memory, and hearing
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parietal lobe
Definition
lobe that integrates sensory information from different modalities, particularly determining spatial sense and navigation.
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occipital lobe
Definition
lobe involved in vision, V1 is located here.
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limbic lobe
Definition
involved in arousal, emotions, learning, memory, and motivation
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bipolar cells
Definition
neurons found primarily in sensory systems (i.e. vision and audition)
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axon
Definition
carries info from cell body to terminal button
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dendrite
Definition
control "conversation" between neurons
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graded potential
Definition
spread electric potential changes along cell membranes without activating the kind of constant magnitude propagating signal that is characteristic of the action potential. Graded potentials are highest at a source and decay with increasing distance from the source.
Term
[image] action potential phases
Definition
[image]
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depolarization
Definition
reduction (toward zero) of the membrane potential of a cell from its normal resting period.
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ion pump
Definition
The Na+/K+-ATPase helps maintain resting potential, avail transport and regulate cellular volume through ACTIVE TRANSPORT

K > CL > Na
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ionotropic receptors
Definition
receptors that contain a binding site for a nuerotransmitter and an ion channel that opens when a molecule of NT attaches to binding site
- FAST
- ions create excitation OR inhibition
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metabotropic receptors
Definition
contain a binding site for a NT, activate an enzyme that opens an ion channel elsewhere
- slow
-long term changes
Term
agonist
Definition
a type of ligand or drug that binds and alters the activity of a receptor.
Term
antagonist
Definition
a type of receptor ligand or drug that does not provoke a biological response itself upon binding to a receptor, but blocks or dampens agonist-mediated responses.
Term
direct agonist
Definition
a drug that binds and activates a receptor
Term
indirect agonist
Definition
a drug that attaches to a binding site on a receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor, doesn't interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand. DOESNT PRETEND TO BE THE NT
Term
direct antagonist
Definition
receptor blocker,
Term
indirect antagonist
Definition
a drug that attaches to a binding site on a receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor, doesnt interfere wit the binding site of the principal ligand.
Term
exocytosis
Definition
cellular process where cells eject waste products or chemical transmitters (such as hormones) from the interior of the cell.
Term
NT inactivation
Definition
-chemical deactivation
-recapture (endocytosis)
-glial uptake
-diffusion
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ligand gating
Definition
activated by NT or DRUG
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voltage gating
Definition
activated by polarization
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up regulation
Definition
increase in a cellular response to a molecular stimulus due to increase in the number of receptors on the cell surface
Term
down regulation
Definition
cell decreases the number of receptors to a given hormone or neurotransmitter to reduce its sensitivity to this molecule
Term
competitive binding
Definition
direct agonists and antagonists act directly on the NT binding site
Term
noncompetitive binding
Definition
binding of a drug to a site on an alternate receptor, modify the effects of the NT on opening of the channel.
Term
classes of neurotransmitters
Definition
- amino acids
-biogenic amines
-neuropeptides
Term
criteria for NT (5)
Definition
-must be SYNTHESIZED and RELEASED from neurons
- appropriate BIOCHEMICAL machinery must exist within the presynaptic neuron
- must be released in response to an ELECTRICAL SIGNAL
- should produce a PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE in the postsynaptic target
- postsynaptic effects should be blocked by known ANTAGONISTS of the transmitter in a dose-dependent manner
Term
GLU receptors (4)
Definition
NMDA (ionotropic)
AMPAa (ionotropic)
AMPAb (metabotropic)
Kainate (ionotropic)
Term
Ach receptors (2)
Definition
-nicotonic (ionotropic)
-muscarinic (metabotropic)
Term
cholinergic brain regions
Definition
Term
DA biosynthesis
Definition
tyrosine -> L DOPA -> DA
Term
DA pathways (3)
Definition
-nigrostriatal (motor movement)
-mesoLIMBIC (reinforcement & addiction)
-mesocCORTICAL (working memory & planning)
Term
endorphins
Definition
neuropeptides, modulate pain. main receptor: MU, DELTA, KAPPA. deals with pain,
- enkephalin
- dynophin
-B endorphin
Term
PET scan
Definition
-radionuclide is injected
-positrons interact with electrons which produce photons (gamma rays) travelling in opposite directions
-PET scanner detects photons
-map shows high to low activity
Term
fMRI
Definition
-images brain hemodynamics
-blood-oxygen level dependent
-advantages over PET:
*no injections
*structure and function
*shorter imaging time
*better spatial resolution
*3D images
Term
EEG
Definition
-noninvasive
-high temporal resolution
-direct reflection of neuronal activity
-less expensive than fMRI or PET
-poor spatial localization due to recordings made at the scalp
-better suited to answering questions about when not where.
Term
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Definition
-ability to stimulate the brain with magnetic fields
-coil placed over target brain region and you can excite or inhibit brain cells
-cognitive failures recorded (i.e. inhibit V1 and patient is blind)
Term
chemical lesions
Definition
excitotoxic lesions: produced by intracerebral injection of an amino acid.
-6-HD
Term
Nissl stains
Definition
methylane blue , stains cell bodies of brain tissue, stains DNA and RNA
-CRESYL VIOLET
-stain cell bodies
Term
golgi stain
Definition
nerve tissue staining, stain whole neurons
Term
intracellular unit recording
Definition
Term
Rene Descarte
Definition
pineal gland: gateway to soul, arm should weigh more after movement because of fluid
Term
Luigi Galvani
Definition
proved Descartes wrong, moves frog leg with static electricity
Term
Bell-Magendi Law 1811
Definition
separated sensory and motor organs, beginning of modern neuroscience
Term
Karl Lashley
Definition
trained rats to run through maze to find food and built memory. after lesioning hippocampus, rat should be lost but learned that memory was widely distributed
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Paul Broca
Definition
"Tan" aphasic patient, "we speak with the L Hem", Broca's aphasia
Term
Carl Wernicke
Definition
Wernicke's aphasia, inability to understand language, but can produce it. posterior superior temporal gyrus left speech intact, but unable to understand language.
Term
conduction aphasia
Definition
if Broca's area and Wernicke's area are disconnected. Can't repeat words
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