Chapter 3 - Biological Psychology Flashcards

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what are the brain mapping methods?

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Phrenology, neuropsychology, EEG, CT/MRI, Petscan/fMRI, magnetoecephalography, DBS, TMS

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What is the cell body?

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Center of neuron

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what are dendrites?

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They receive information from other neurons

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What are axons?

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highway of information

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What is the Myelin sheath?

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Insulator for the axon

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What is an Axon Terminal?

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End of the axon containing synaptic vesicles

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What are Neurotransmitters?

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Messengers that allow neuron to neuron coms

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What is a synapse?

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Space between Neurons

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What are Glial cells?

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help supply nourishment, found throughout body

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What are Astrocytes?

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Increase reliability of neuronal transmissions

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What are Oliodendrocytes?

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Produces the myelin sheath

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How do coms in neurotransmission work?

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Coms inside neuron is electrical but coms between neurons is chemical

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What are the types of neurotransmitters?

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Glutamate, GABA, acetycholine, monamines, neuropeptides, amandamides

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What is the cerebral cortex?

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Majority of the forebrain, is divided into 4 lobes, temporal, frontal, occipital and perietal

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What does the frontal lobe do?

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Assists in motor function, language and memory

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What does the Parietal lobe do?

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Specialized for touch/perception

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What does the temporal lobe do?

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Plays a role in hearing

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What does the occipital lobe do?

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Specialized for vision