Glossary

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neurophysiology

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movement of ions

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local field potential

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transient electrical signals generated in NS

the summed and synchronous activity of individual neurons

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amanita muscarant

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mushroom

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ibonetic acid

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NMDA agonist

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muscinol

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GABAa agonist

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agonist

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increases response

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antagonist

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reduces response

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apomorphine

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agonist and antagonist

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GABA

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inhibits impulse transmission in CNS

most common neurotransmitter

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NMDA

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glutamate receptor and ion channel protein
ionotropic
dopamine channel

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Kainate

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dopamine channel

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AMPA

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dopamine channel

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metabotropic glutamate receptor

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dopamine channel

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acetylcholine and its 3 areas

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most wide spread neurotransmitter
found in:
dorsolateral pons
medial septum
basal forebrain

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nicotinic

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ach receptor

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muscarine

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ach receptor

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cholinergic system

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neurotransmitter system that uses ach

regulation of memory and learning

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lesions

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damage / wound/ injury

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PPTg

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collection of neurons in upper pons
pars compacta - cholinergic neurons
pars dissipata- glutamatergic neurons

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dopamine

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hormone and neurotransmitter released by hypothalamus

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catecholamine

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class of neurotransmitters including; dopamine and adrenaline

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norepinepherine

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noradrenaline
release is lowest during sleep
flight or fight
silent in REM

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nigrostriatal

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dopamine system

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mesolimbic

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dopamine system

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mesocortical

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dopamine system

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indolamine

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monoamine neurotransmitter similar to catecholamines serotonin is in this family also melatonin

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sleep apnea

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breathing interupted in sleep

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narcolepsy

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diminished capacity to control sleep wake cycles | caused by lack of orexin

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cataplexy

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muscle weakness or paralysis during waking

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benzodiapine

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sleep inducer

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modafinil

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improves wakefulness

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oxinergic neurons

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regulate arousal

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adenosine

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initiation of sleep

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delta wave

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SWS

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SCN

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controls circadian rhythms

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synaptic plasticity

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ability for a synapse to strengthen or weaken over time in response to activity

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LTP

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persistent strengthening of synapse based on recent activity

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hebbs law

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increase in synaptic efficiency arises from presynaptic cells repeated and persistent stimulation of postsynaptic cell

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tardive dyskinesia

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involuntary body movements

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hypofrontality

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decreased cerebral blood flow in prefrontal cortex in the brain

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path integration

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sums od vectors of distance and direction travelled

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apraxia

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difficulty in performing certain motor functions

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metamer

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metamerism is a perceived matching of colours with different-nonmatching- spectral power distribution

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trichromacy

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three channels for conveying colour info

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sapir-whorf hypothesis

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claiming that structure of language affects perception and so peoples perceptions are relative to their spoken language

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principle of univariance

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visual receptor cells can be excited by different combos and intensities brain cannot know colour of point of retinal image

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reform delusions

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reforming an institution

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harmful dysfunction

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inability of an internal mechanism to perform its natural function

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maladaptive behaviour disability

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not adjusting appropriately to environment or situation

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general paresis

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chronic neurological disorder

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MMSE

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mini mental state examinatio

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BDI

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becks depression inventpry

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HADS

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hospital anxiety and depression scale

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dementia praecox

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early term for schizophrenia

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affective flattening

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diminished or absent emotional reactions

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anhedonia

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inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities

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avolition

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decreased motivation

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asociality

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lack of motivation to engage socially

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interoception

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internal body receptors

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alexithymia

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inability to identify and describe emotions of ones self

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alexia

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cannot recognise or read written words or letters