How the Nervous System Works
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| show | His theory of the meaning of dreams was deemed by some psychologists to be an unsuccessful theory because it did not lead to many testable hypotheses.
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| Cerebral Cortex | show 🗑
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| show | -Located at the front of the brain
-Associated with reasoning, motor skills, higher level cognition, and expressive language
-Damage can lead to increased risk taking.
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| show | -Located at the middle section of the brain
-Associated with processing tactile sensory information
-Damage can lead to problems with verbal memory
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| show | -Located on the bottom section of the brain
-Important for interpreting sounds and the language we hear.
-Hippocampus located here
-Damage can lead to speech/memory problems
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| show | -Located at the back of the brain
-Associated with interpreting visual stimuli and information
-Damage can cause visual problems.
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| show | Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brainstem
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| Brainstem | show 🗑
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| show | Plays an important role in balance but also involved with attention.
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| Cerebrum (Forebrain) | show 🗑
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| show | A property that allows the brain to change as a result of experience, drugs, or injury.
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| Neurons | show 🗑
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| show | Central and peripheral
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| Afferent Neurons | show 🗑
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| Efferent Neurons | show 🗑
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| Parts of a Neuron | show 🗑
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| Dendrites | show 🗑
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| Cell Body (Soma) | show 🗑
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| Axon | show 🗑
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| Myelin Sheath | show 🗑
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| show | -Charge of the neuron when it's not active.
-Negative charge
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| show | Ions maintain the resting membrane potential via ion channels.
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| Action Potential | show 🗑
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| Resting Membrane Potential | show 🗑
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| show | -Sodium rushes into the cell.
-Cell is positively charged.
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| Repolarization | show 🗑
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| show | Neurons fire with the same potency every time they fire -- can't partially fire.
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| show | Space between neurons.
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| show | Released chemicals that bind with receptors on the dendrites of the next neuron.
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| Lock and Key Analogy | show 🗑
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| show | The one that releases a neurotransmitter in response to an action potential.
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| show | One that receives the neurotransmitter.
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| Types of Neurotransmitters | show 🗑
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| Serotonin | show 🗑
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| show | Function: reward and motivation. Motor control over voluntary movement.
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| Acetylcholine | show 🗑
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| show | How traits, such as height or eye color, are passed to offspring.
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