Flashcards in cognitive neuroscience (chapter 1) Deck (71)
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cells that carry information from one place to another
neurons
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contains the nucleus and other cellular machinery necessary for cell functioning
cell body
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carries information from the cell body to the synapse (the space between two neurons)
axon
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receives input from other cells
dendritic tree
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serve as "support cells" do not convey information like neurons
glia
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modify the environment for neurons
remove dead neurons
myelinate axons: fatty tissue that insulates axons and increases speed of new transmission
help maintain blood brain barrier
functions of the glia
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area with lots of myelination from glial cells
white matter
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neuronal cell bodies
grey matter
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brain and spinal cord
central nervous system
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everything but the central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
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bring info to the central nervous system
sensory neurons
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associate information within the central nervous system
interneurons
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send information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles
motor neurons
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front of the brain
anterior
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back of the brain
posterior
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toward the front/head
rostral
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toward the back/tail
caudal
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top of the brain
superior
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bottom of the brain
inferior
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(4 legged animal) animals back
dorsal
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(4 legged animal) animals stomach
ventral
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towards the middle
medial
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away from the middle
lateral
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slicing the brain so the top is separated from the bottom
horizontal
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slicing the brain ear to ear separating the from from the back
coronal
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slicing the left side from the right side
saggital
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fluid filled spaces
ventricles
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a clear fluid that cushions the brain and is within the ventricles
cerebrospinal fluid
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most prominent, left and right separated by tissue
lateral ventricles
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