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Perceptual dimension of sound; corresponds to fundamental frequency

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Pitch

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Cycles per second; measurement of pitch

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Hertz

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Complexity; mixture of frequencies of vibration

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Timbre

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Eardrum; vibrates sound

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Tympanic membrane

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Middle ear part set into vibration by tympanic membrane

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Ossciles

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“Hammer” middle ear bone

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Malleus

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“Anvil” of the middle ear

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Incus

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“Stirrup” of the middle ear

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Stapes

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Snail-shaped structure that contains auditory transducing mechanisms

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Cochlea

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Opening in bone surrounding cochlea that stapes presses against, transmitting sound vibration into fluid within cochlea

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Oval Window

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Sensory organ on the basilar membrane that contains auditory hair cells

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organ of Corti

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Auditory receptors

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Hair Cells

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Membrane in cochlea containing organ of Corti

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Basilar Membrane

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Upper membrane; shelf against which cilia of auditory hair cell move

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Tectorial Membrane

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Opening in bone surrounding cochlea that permits vibrations to be transmitted via oval window into fluid of cochlea

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Round Window

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Hairlike appendage involved in movement or in transducing sensory information; found on receptors in auditory and vestibular system

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Cilia

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Elastic filament that attaches to the tip of one cilium to the side of an adjacent cilium

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Tip Links

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Branch of auditory nerve that transmits auditory information to the brain

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Cochlear nerve

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Nuclei in medulla that receive auditory information

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Cochlear nucleus

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Band of fibers running rostrally through medulla and pons; carries fibers of auditory system

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Lateral Lemniscus

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Organized mapping of frequencies of sound that are represented in a particular region of the brane

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Tonotopic Representation

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Primary Auditory Cortex, located on a gyrus on the dorsal surface of the temporal lobe

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Core region

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System by which information about different frequencies is understood by different locations in the basilar membrane

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Place code

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Electronic device implanted in the inner ear that enables a deaf person to hear

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Cochlear implant

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System by which information about different frequencies of sound waves is understood by the rate of firing of neurons in the auditory system
Rate coding
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One of a set of two receptor organs in the inner ear that detects change in head tilt
Vestibular Sac
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One of three ringlike structures that detects changes in head rotation
Semicircular canal
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"Little pouch"
Utricle
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"Little sack"
Saccule
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Contains sensory receptor organs
Ampulla
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Gelatinous mass that moves in response to flow of fluids in the canal
Cupula
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Nodule that contains cell bodies of bipolar neurons that transmits vestibular infomration to the brain
Vestibular ganglion
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Includes sensitivity to stimuli that involves the skin
Cutaneous sense
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Perception of body's position and posture
Proprioception
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Perception of body's own movements
Kinesthesia
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Skin that does not contain hair
Glabrous skin
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Hairy & glabrous skin, responsible for detection of form and roughness, especially in fingertips (touch-sensitive)
Merkel's Disk
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Hairy & Glabrous skin; detech static force against skin, stretching, proprioception (vibration-sensitive)
Ruffini Corpuscle
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Glabrous skin; Edge contours, Braille-like-stimuli in fingertips
Meissner's Corpuscle
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Detection of vibration, information from end of elongated object being held (i.e., tool). Specialized to detect mechanical stimuli
Pacinian Corpuscle
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Taste of glutamate; identifies presence of amino acids/proteins in food
Umami
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Receives information from visceral organs and from gustatory system
Nucleus of solitary tract
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Tissue of nasal sinus that covers cribiform plate; contains cilia of smell system
Olfactory Epithelium
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Receives input from smell receptors
Olfactory bulb
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Neuron that receives smell information and transmits to rest of brain
Mitral cell
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Bundle of dendrites in olifactory system
Olfactory glomerulus
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Difference in arrival time of sound wave at each eardrum
Phase difference
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Electrical potential recorded from electrode placed on or in a muscle
Electromyogram (EMG)
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Record eye movement
Electro-oculogram
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Smooth electrical activity (8-12 Hz) during state of relaxation/wakefulness
Alpha Activity
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Irregular electrical activity (13-30 Hz) during state of arousal (desynchrony, many neural networks activating simultaneously)
Beta Activity
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Increased synchronous coordination; Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave and REM sleep
Theta Activity
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Regular, synchronous activity during slow-wave sleep
Delta Activity
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Non-REM sleep characteriszed by synchronized EEG activity during deeper stages
Slow-wave sleep
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Desynchronized EEG activity where dreaming and muscular paralysis occur (paradoixcal sleep)
REM Sleep
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Cessation of breathing while sleeping
Sleep apnea
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Sleep disorder with periods of irresistible sleep, attacks of cataplexy, etc.
Narcolepsy
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Complete paralysis that occurs during waking
Cataplexy
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Inability to move just before onset of sleep or upon waking in morning
Sleep paralysis
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Destruction of this causes narcoplesy
Orexin
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Increased frequency of event after its supression; for example, increased REM sleep after REM deprivation
Rebound phenomenon
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Modulator released by neurons engaging in high levels of metabolic activity; plays a role in initiation of sleep
Adenosine
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Noradrenergic cell bodies responsible for arousal and vigilance
Locus coeruleus
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Group of GABAergic neurons whose activity suppresses alertness and behavioral arousal and promotes sleep
ventrolateral preoptic area (vlPOA)
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Daily change in behavior or physiological process
circadian rhythm
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Stimulus that resets biological clock that is responsible for circadian rhythm
Zeitgeber
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Contains biological clock responsible for organizing body's circadian rhythms
Suprachiasmatic nucleus
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Photopigment in retina that provide information about ambient level of light to synchronize circadian rhythm
Melanopsin
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Secretes important hormones for circadian rhythm
Pineal Gland
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Plays a role in circadian rhythm; secreted at night
Melatonin
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Behavior that occurs with different probabilities under different circumstances between genders
Sexually dimorphic behavior
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Gene on Y-chromosone that instructs gonads to develop into testes
Sry
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Effect of hormone on tissue differentiation and development
Organizational Effects
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Effect of hormone once organism developed; may depend on prior exposure to organization effects of hormones
Avocational Effects
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Embryonic precursors of female internal sex organs
Mullerian system
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Embryonic precursors of male internal sex organs
Wolffian System
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Peptide secreted by fetal testes that inhibits development of female internal sex organs
Anti-Mullerian Hormone
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Effect of hromone present early in development that reduces or prevents later development of anatomical or behavior characteristics typical of females
Defeminizing effect
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Male sex steroid hormone
Androgen
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X and Y chromosones determine gender
Sex Chromosones
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Effect of hormone present in early development that promotes later development of anatomical or behavioral characteristics of males
Masculinizing Effect
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Principal male androgen
Testoserone
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Essential role in male sexual behavior
Medial preoptic area
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Larger in males than females; found in preoptic area
Sexually dimorphic nucleus

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