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Decks in this class (23)

introduction to the brain
What is biological psychology,
What are the 2 main functions of ...,
What is the function of the corte...
25  cards
neuroimaging
Function of an mri scanner,
What is a bold signal,
Describe fmris
25  cards
brain anatomy & localisation of function
Which 2 categories is the brain s...,
What is the corpus callosum and w...,
What is the cerebral cortex
24  cards
effects of brain damage and brain stimulation
What is the main limitation about...,
What is neuropsychology and when ...,
Decsription of brocas work
17  cards
electrophysiological recordings of brain activity
What are 2 electrophysiological r...,
What are 2 metabolic recording te...,
Describe micro electrode recordin...
29  cards
neurons
Where are neurons located,
Examples of neurons in interconne...,
What is the morphological divisio...
31  cards
synapses and networks
Where are the typical locations o...,
What is contained in the neuron d...,
What is the basic description of ...
25  cards
learning, synaptic plasticity and memory
What is neural plasticity and wha...,
What is learning,
What is memory
22  cards
pharmacology
What is the role of ca2 in synapt...,
What happens to the neurotransmit...,
What are the 3 ways of inactivati...
27  cards
addiction
Why is addiction to nicotine common,
What of alcohol users meet criter...,
What are some drugs that are less...
21  cards
motor control
Describe the structure of muscles,
What are muscles controlled by an...,
What do the 12 cranial nerves do
31  cards
sensory systems
What are sense organs,
What are the 5 types of sensory s...,
Describe receptor neurons
27  cards
visual pathways
What is vision,
How did eyes evolve,
How do the eyes respond to darkness
39  cards
visual perception
Stages of vision 3,
What are the 4 classes of photore...,
How many classes of ganglion cell...
33  cards
colour vision and hearing
Which pathways process colour,
What does the light stimulus reac...,
What colours do the human eye absorb
25  cards
hormone structure and action
Different types of chemical commu...,
What is autocrine communication,
What is paracrine communication
29  cards
hormones and behaviour
Describe how the pineal gland inf...,
Describe melatonin,
Describe breeding condition in ha...
18  cards
stress
Which neuroendocrine protection s...,
What is stress,
What is predominantly used to reg...
28  cards
genes and behaviour
Do all genomes code for proteins,
Relationship between amount of dn...,
What of our dna do we share with ...
36  cards
non-genetic inheritance
Give and example of non genetic i...,
What is non genetic inheritance,
What is vertical transmission
25  cards
sex differences
What is meant by organisational e...,
What is meant by activational eff...,
What is meant by sexual dismorphisms
28  cards
hormones, morphometrics & behaviour
How are the length of your index ...,
What is meant by pleiotrophy exam...,
When is the greatest difference b...
8  cards
motor control
What effect does increasing the r...,
What effect does blinking have on...,
What problems do increasing the v...
19  cards

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