Introduction to brain and behaviour Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
Q

Each year how many people get a TBI?

A

2 and 7 million

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2
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The brain is considered

A

The most complicated living organ on earth

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3
Q

The brain and spinal

cord make up

A

The CNS

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4
Q

the processes
radiating out beyond the
brain and spinal cord is

A

The PNS

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5
Q

Nervous system is

composed of ____ called___

A

cells, neurons

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6
Q

Neurons in the brain

communicate with _ _ _ _

A

One another
sensory receptors in the
skin.
muscles.

internal body organs

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7
Q

Heavily folded outer layer of brain tissue

composed of neurons, this is

A

Cerebral Cortex

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8
Q

The The cortex is called? a) tissue b) bark c) rivets d) wrinkles

A

bark

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9
Q

Right Hemisphere is called__ it is responsible for

A

Forebrain, conscious behaviour

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10
Q

DBS can treat disorders

such

A
Parkinson
disease and depression
and
aid recovery from
TBI.
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11
Q

How does TBI work?

A

electrodes implanted in

the thalamus

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12
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Behavior consists of

A

patterns in time.

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13
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Most Behavior are

A

mix of inherited and

learned actions

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14
Q

Behaviours are considered ___ and __

A

Relatively fixed (innate)
Dependent on heredity, Relatively flexible
behaviors

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15
Q

Mentalism is

A) thought b) mindfulness c) an explanation of behaviour

A

An explanation of behavior as a function of the

nonmaterial mind

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16
Q

Aristotle believed A) mind and body were separate b) the brain did produce behaviour c)The brain had a mind of its own c) Believed the brain cooled the blood; no role in producing
behavior

A

c) Believed the brain cooled the blood; no role in producing

behavior

17
Q

Aristotle believed A) the psyche an entity

independent of the body. B) children had no concious C)The brain had a mind of its own

A

The nonmaterial psyche was thought to be an entity

independent of the body.

18
Q

Dualism is

A

Both a nonmaterial mind and the material body

contribute to behavior

19
Q

René Descarte believed

A

Nonmaterial mind directs rational behavior.

20
Q

René Descarte thought the mind can be influenced by___ where it___

A
Mind can influence the
pineal gland, where it
directs the flow of fluid
through the ventricles
and into the muscles to
move the body
21
Q

Materialism is

A

Behavior can be explained as a function of the
nervous system without explanatory recourse to the
mind

22
Q

Members of a species with a particular genetic

makeup, or genotype, are likely to__ this is an example of

A

express (turn on)

similar phenotypic traits. Natural selection

23
Q

Eliminative materialism is

A

An understanding of brain function can replace mental

explanations for consciousness, pain, and attention.

24
Q

Contemporary brain theory is

A

materialistic

25
materialistic
measurable descriptions of behavior that can be referenced to brain activity
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Nerve net
Simple nervous system with no center; consists of neurons that receive sensory information and connect directly to other neurons that move muscles
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Bilateral symmetry
The nervous system on one side of the animal mirrors that on | the other side
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Segmentation
``` The vertebrae (in humans) contain the repeating nervous system segments of the spinal cord ```
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Ganglia
Clusters of Neurons: resemble primitive brains and function
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The spinal cord
A single nervous system pathway connects the brain with | sensory receptors and muscles