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unit 2 pt 1

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Term
Definition
Sensory/Afferent Neurons   show
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show Carry info from the brain to the muscles  
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Interneurons   show
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show Receives messages and conducts impulses toward the cell body (tree branch)  
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Soma (cell body)   show
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show Knoblike; transmits messages to the other neurons or muscles or glands  
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Myelin Sheath   show
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Terminal Buttons   show
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Synapses   show
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show Sodium gates open and let sodium into the axon, causing the axon to be more positive that the outside  
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show A neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon  
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show The electric potential across the plasma membrane of a neuron when it is in the nonexcited, or resting, state  
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show Reabsorptions of the neurotransmitters by sending neuron once message has been received (send & come back)  
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show A period of inactivity after a neuron has fired  
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All-or-none response   show
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show A substance that binds to a receptor and triggers a response in the cell  
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show A molecule that inhibits or blocks a neurotransmitter's action  
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Excitatory   show
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show Neurotransmitters that decrease likely action  
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Acetylcholine (ACH)   show
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Norepinephrine   show
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Glutamate   show
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show (E&I) voluntary movement and rewards (+ schizophrenia) (- addiction/ Parkinsons)  
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Serotonin   show
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show Calming / stop button (-insomnia) (- seizures/anxiety)  
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show A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it  
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Selective attention   show
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Inattentional blindness   show
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show Failing to notice change in the environment  
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show Regular bodily systems that occur on a 24 hour cycle  
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Tolerance   show
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show The discomfort & distress that follows discontinuing an addictive drug or behavior  
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Depressants   show
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Stimulants   show
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Barbiturates   show
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show Opium & its derivatives that depress neural activity temporarily lessening pain & anxiety  
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show Experiences hallucinations & hypnagogic sensations, thea waves, light sleep  
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show Sleep spindles, sleep talking, spend most night sleep here  
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NREM 3   show
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show Rapid eye movement sleep, vivid dreams, paradoxical sleep, brain is very active  
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REM cycle   show
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show Sudden bursts of rapid brain wave activity  
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show To want to satisfy your own wishes  
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show The remembered storyline of a dream  
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show The underlying meaning of a dream  
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Activation Synthesis   show
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Information Processing   show
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show Reoccurring problems in falling or staying asleep  
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Narcolepsy   show
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Sleep apnea   show
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Night terrors   show
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