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| Returned to the presynaptic neuron |
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| which ofthe following measurement techniques is not used to examine the working brain? |
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| neuroplasticity is the __ |
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| brains abitlity to reorganize itself and make new neural connections |
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| group in the study that doesnt recieve any of the actually meds. fake pills |
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| what happened when Phineas Gage sustained an injury to his fronatl lobes when he was shot thru the head |
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| a neurons spiny projections that recieve messages from other neurons are called __ |
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| action potential refers to ____ |
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| study of giving choco or pbutter cookies. which will it improve test scores. independent variable?? |
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| ______ communicates only with other neurons |
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| the __ is the master regulator of major drives, like flight/fight, hunger, mating. |
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| the master gland of the body is the ___, cuz is secrets hormones that affect the production of other hormones thruout the body |
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| in respose to prolonged stress the __ will release cortisol |
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| the __ is the part of the brain that regulates breathing heart rate blood pressure and reflexes |
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| teenagers may drive recklessly and are risky cuz their __ arent developed. This part is resposible for recognizing consequences |
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| the tiny gap in between adjacent neurons are __ |
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| the axon ends in ___ that contain synaptic vesticles |
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| which of the following would be considered a psedoscience?? |
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| why would studying identical twins be helpfu at elucidating the cause of behavior? |
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| any behavioral diff between co-twins must be due to the enviroment only |
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| we "see" and "imagine" cuz the functions of the __ |
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| ___ transmit info from a neurons soma to other neurons |
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| the corpus callosum is __ |
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(1)a bundle of nerve fibers that connect the left and right cerebral hemis
(2) severed in extreme cases of patients who experince uncontrolable siezures
(3) structure that allows neural info to be communicated accross brain hemis |
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| cocaine blocks reputake of neurotrasmitter__, thereby increasing its availability in the synaptic cleft and stimulating feelings of euphoria |
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| which of the following neurotransmitter is involved in being alert and also increasing heart rate and blood pressure |
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| the repetition of a scientific study to determine the reliability of its findings is called |
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| behavioral geneticists study |
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(1)extent to which behaviors run in families
(2) common behaviors shared by identical twins
(3) segments of DNA associated with particular behaviors |
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| in terms of evolution which of the following human brain regions was the first to emerge?? |
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| he catches, runs, and dodges. Neurologically __ are taking prompts from the brain and transmitting this info to his legs commmanding them to run |
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| study to see if air fresheners installed in class= students score higher. Dependent variable?? |
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| arithmetic average of a series of numbers is called___ |
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| guy with Brocas aphasia experiences deficits in his ability to |
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| depression girl. medication taken treat her symptoms likely increase the availability of ___ in brain |
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| when researchers lesioned the ___ of a cat, the cat went into deep coma and never regained an alert state |
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| NOT a basic process of scientific method |
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| falsifying--> observing, interpruting, testing are |
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| the__ relays info from the lower to the higher brain regions |
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| girls see bear in woods, scared. run away fast. at home she calms down. here, the ___ prepared body to deal with emergency and ______ relaxed her body after the crisis |
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| sympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic nervous system |
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| the __ is a series of neural structures that are important in emotion and motivation |
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| researches lesion the amygdala of animal. results=? |
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| axons that become __ are insulated and can transmit info faster |
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| one important attribute that scientist must have is __ |
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| important area of the frontal lobes that implicated in bodily movements is the ___ cortex |
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| a __ is the scientific term for a testible prediction of an outcome based on a given condition |
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| the __ is implicated in learning, controls balance, coordination, and fine motor skills |
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| __ chemical messangers secreted by endocrine glands directly into blood steam |
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| __ provide structural support and remove cellular waste products from centeral nervous system |
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| the outer convoluted layer of the brain is |
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| the modern human which lobes of the brain are the last to mature |
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| the __ serves as the brains sensory relay statoin |
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| without the neurotrasmitter__ ther nervous system would literally be out of control never ceasing activity |
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| gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) |
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| study of behavior and cognition |
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| types of research methods |
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descriptive(naturalistic observation, case study, survey, archival)
correlation, experimental |
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| relationship between two variables and how they change with each other. DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT |
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| study of biological and chemical change that cause and occur in repsose to behavior and thinking |
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| ancient practice, drill hoes into skull and relase evil spirit |
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| studying the bumps on peoples head and determining them |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| neural fibers outside of brain and spinal cord-> sensory and motor neurons |
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| sensory and motor neurons involved in control of VOLUNTARY groups |
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| control of glands and internal organs INVOLUNTARY |
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| Sympathetic nervous system |
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in Automonic: *alarm/arousal.
*flight/fight
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| Parasymathetic Nervous System |
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| in ANS: conservation of bodily resources. calm down and relaxation |
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| individual nerve cells that communicate either directly of indirectly with other neurons |
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| chain of events in neural comm. 1 receptors 2 sensory 3 interneurons 4 motor neurons |
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| specialized cell activity by a stimulas, anything stimulated with reaction as a response |
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| carry incoming info from sense receptors to the brain and spine |
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| convey info between neurons. immediate response. FAST involuntery |
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| carrying outgoing info from brain to muscles |
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| tree like structure that branch out from soma |
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| carries neural impluse from soma to other |
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| insulated tube around axon that speed up info |
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| space between axon of sending and dendrite recieving |
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| stimulated, soma to axon to synapse, release chemicals, attach to receptors |
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| chemical, located inside buttons that cross synapse. EX sarahtonin :) |
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| chemical. active neural activity displaced from remote sites |
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| endogenous pain killers. pain is a chemical messanger. *dispair,stress relases |
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| pain transmitter that is abundant in sensory pain tracts EX gums, nose--> w/o=no pain |
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| substance w/ no physiological effect but may have a psychological influence |
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| surgical damage in nervous system, destroy part of brain and see what happens |
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| structural brain imaging techniques |
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static rep, no movement just snap shot
-->xray, CAT scan, MRI |
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| Functional brain imaging techniques |
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| dynamic pic of chemical and electrical activity -->EEG,PET scan, fMRI |
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basic part of brain. basic mammals only have.
DOES:eat,sleep, breathe, walk.. |
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| regulates:breathing, swallowing, blood circulation, cooridination*basic for life. where rfk was shot |
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| regulates:coordinated movements, standing, walking, eye/hand EX drunk, parkinson |
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bridge between high and low region of brain
DOES: sleep/wake cycle. w/ effecting on conciousness |
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| midbrain= peticular formation |
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| complex system of neurons that helps maintain alertness and optimal level of brain arousal--> caffine |
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| greatest significance-->front part |
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| relay center for auditory, visual, and tactile signals.SENSES |
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| series of part of brain w/ emotion, motivation, memory |
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| stimulates firing of neurons: Accel firing |
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| stops neurons from firing: GoAwayBreakAlways |
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| exciteds neurons to fire and overstimulated=headaches. |
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| inhibits firing of neurons in the CNS and controls alertness: No firing, Refire heart and muscles |
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| voluntary movement and sleep, mood: Doppy=sleepy and moody, voluntary a 7 dwarf |
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| sleep mood and attentoon:"z"ero of those without |
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| eliminates pain and stimulates firing: :)firing |
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| needed for organisms survival: A my goda i need this to survive |
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| memory: hippos have good memeory |
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| eating drinking sex: 3 s: snakc, sip, sex |
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| hearing lingo and memory: listen up fpr the temp |
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| personality, intelligance: put your personality out in FRONT of you |
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| spatial location attention, motor: far a PART |
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| connects left and right hemis of brain: core connections |
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| individuals observable characteristics, influenced by genotype and enviromental factors: photo of person |
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