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PSYC100-4

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Biological Psychology   show
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show nerve cell; building block of nervous system  
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sensory neurons   show
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motor neurons   show
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interneurons   show
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show bushy, branching extensions of neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body  
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show extention of neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons to muscles or glands  
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show layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of neurons; enables great transmission speeds of neural impulses as the impulse hops from node to node  
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show a neural impulse; brief electrical charge that travels down an axon  
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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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show chemical messengers that travel across the synapse and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron, influencing neural impulse  
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reuptake   show
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endorphins   show
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show electrochemical communication network; all nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems  
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CNS   show
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show sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body  
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Consciousness   show
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show the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition  
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dual processing   show
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show the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus; cocktail party effect  
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states of consciousness   show
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inattentional blindness   show
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show failing to notice change in the environment  
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circadian rhythm   show
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show (rapid eye movement) a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur  
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Alpha Waves   show
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sleep   show
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show false sensory experimences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus  
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show large slow brain waves from deep sleep  
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show recurring problems with falling or staying asleep  
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