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Psychology Eighth Edition by David G. Myers

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show A Branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior (Some biological psychologists call themselves behavioral neuroscientists, neurophysiologists, behavior geneticists, psychological psychologists, or biopsychologists)  
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Franz Gall   show
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show Dendrites to cell body to axon  
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Neuron   show
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show Cell Body  
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show The bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body  
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show The extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscle or glands  
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Terminal Branches   show
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show A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next  
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Firing Period   show
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Action Potential   show
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Resting Potential   show
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show .2 m/s resting between each firing period  
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show Met threshold for action potential to occur  
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show Farther away from threshold - less likely to fire  
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All-Or-None Response   show
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show The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse  
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Synapse   show
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Neurotransmitters   show
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show A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction. With Alzheimer's disease, Ach-producing neurons deteriorate  
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Dopamine   show
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Serotonin   show
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show Helps control alertness and arousal. Under supply can depress mood.  
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show A major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Under supply linked with seizures, tremors, and insomnia  
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show A major excitatory neurotransmitter, involved in memory. Over supply can overstimulate brain, producing migraines or seizures (which is why some people avoid MSG, monosodium glutamate, in food)  
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show The location of the dendrites that receive the neurotransmitters from an axon  
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Endorphins   show
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show Contain neurotransmitters until time of release  
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Agonist   show
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Antagonist   show
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show The body's speedy electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems  
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Central Nervous System (CNS)   show
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show The part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions  
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Spinal Cord   show
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show The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body  
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show The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division arouses, its parasympathetic division calms  
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Somatic Nervous System   show
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show The division of the automatic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations  
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Parasympathetic Nervous System   show
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show A simple, automatic, inborn response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response  
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Nerves   show
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Sensory Neurons   show
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show Neurons that carry outgoing information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands  
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Interneurons   show
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Neural Networks   show
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Endocrine System   show
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Hormones   show
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show A pair of endocrine glands just above the kidneys. The Adrenal glands secrete the hormones epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) which help to arouse the body in times of stress  
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Pituitary Gland   show
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Discovery Tools   show
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Lesion   show
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)   show
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PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scan   show
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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)   show
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show A technique for revealing blood flow, and therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans. MRI scans show brain anatomy; MRI scans show brain anatomy fMRI scans show brain function  
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Brain stem   show
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show The base of the brain stem; controls heartbeat and breathing  
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show A nerve network in the brain stem that plays an important role in controlling arousal  
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Pons   show
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show The brain's sensory switchboard located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla  
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show The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem; it functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance  
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show A doughnut shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus.  
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show Two lima bean-sized neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion  
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Hypothalamus   show
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show An enfolding of cerebral cortex into the lateral fissure of a cerebral hemisphere, having the shape in cross section of a sea horse  
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Cerebral Cortex   show
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show Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons  
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show The portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgement.  
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Parietal Lobes   show
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Occipital Lobes   show
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show The portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each of which receives auditory information primarily from the opposite ear.  
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show An area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.  
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Sensory Cortex   show
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Association Areas   show
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show Impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca’s area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke’s area (impairing understanding)  
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show Controls language expression—an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech.  
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show Controls language reception, a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe.  
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Visual Cortex   show
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Angular Gyrus   show
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show The brain’s capacity for modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage (especially in children) and in experiments on the effects of experience on brain development.  
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Corpus Callosum   show
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show Controls right side, logic, language, analytical.  
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show Controls left side, art, creativeness, music, intuitive.  
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Split Brain   show
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