the biology of behavior
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biological psychology | show 🗑
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neuron | show 🗑
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show | a neurons bushy, branching extensions that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
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show | the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or muscles or glands.
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myelin sheath | show 🗑
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show | cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons; they may also play a role in learning and thinking.
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action potential | show 🗑
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show | the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse.
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synapes | show 🗑
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Gap between dendrite and neuron | show 🗑
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show | chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons.
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show | best understood neurotransmitter which plays a role in learning and memory.
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show | natural opiate like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure
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nervous system | show 🗑
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central nervous system | show 🗑
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peripheral nervous system | show 🗑
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show | bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with muscles, glands and sense organs
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sensory(afferent) neurons | show 🗑
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motor(efferent) neurons | show 🗑
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show | neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs.
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Plato | show 🗑
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show | Platos student who believed that the mind was located in the heart.
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show | play essential role in our body.
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placisity | show 🗑
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show | involved with mood regulation
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reuptake | show 🗑
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show | enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles
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show | controls our glands and muscles of our internal organs, influencing functions such as heartbeat, glandular activity and digestions
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show | arouses and expends energy. (accelerate heartbeat raise blood pressure, and slow digestions)
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show | calms body and slows heartbeat and lower blood sugar and so forth.
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endocrine system | show 🗑
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show | chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
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show | a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones(epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in the time of stress
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show | the endocrine systems most influential gland. regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
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show | the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull, is responsible for automatic survival functions
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show | the base of the brains stem; controls heartbeat and breathing
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show | the brains sensory router located on top of the brainstem it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
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show | a nerve network that travels through the brainstem and plays an important role in controlling arousal.
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show | the neural system sits between the brains older parts and its cerebral hemispheres. this systems hypothalmus controls the pituitary gland
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carebellum | show 🗑
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show | two lima bean sized neiral clusters in the limbic system linked to emotion
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hypothalamus | show 🗑
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multiplescolorisis | show 🗑
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motor cortex | show 🗑
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show | receives messages
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parital lobe | show 🗑
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show | ability to modify for a piece of the body that gets injured. especially strong for deaf and blind people
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Left brain | show 🗑
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right brain | show 🗑
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reticular formation | show 🗑
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show | "little brain" controls learning and emotion
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show | below cerebral hemisphere
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amygdala | show 🗑
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hippocampus | show 🗑
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show | bodily maintenence
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cerebral cortex | show 🗑
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frontal lobe | show 🗑
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show | top of head - receive touch and body
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occipital | show 🗑
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show | side of head - auditory
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hypnosis | show 🗑
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consciousness | show 🗑
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show | mind takes deliberate action
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show | perform automatic actions - often with out being aware
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show | miss something because your attention away focused on something else
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selective attention | show 🗑
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show | being able to focus on one conversation while other conversations are going on around you.
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change blindness | show 🗑
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show | bodies natural 24 hr cycle roughly match to the day/night cycle of light and dark
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show | hard to shift(jet lag) can also be affected by light, which suppresses the relaxing hormone melatonin
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show | restores and repairs our brain, strenghthens memories, and facilitates creative problem solving
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what hormone is active while we sleep | show 🗑
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psychoactive drug | show 🗑
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show | with repeat usage, can achieve desired effects requiring larger doses
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show | compulsive drug crave and usage despite bad effects
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show | discomfort/distress that follows discontinueing usage of an addictive drug
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physical dependance | show 🗑
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show | drugs that reduce neural activity and slows down body functions
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alcohol dependence | show 🗑
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opiates | show 🗑
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amphetamine | show 🗑
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show | synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen, produces euphoric and social intimacy
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show | powerful hallucinogenic drug also known as acid
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show | takes 7 seconds for this drug to get to the brain
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