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AP Psych Test 2 Test

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Dendrites
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Occipital Lobe
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Afferent
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Dopamine
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Norepinephrine
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Botox Stops...
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Broca's Area
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Sex Hormones
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Wernicke's Area
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Serotonin
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
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Axon
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Soma
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High Dopamine May Cause...
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Low Dopamine May Cause...
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GABA
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Hypothalamus
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Sensory Cortex
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Synapse
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neurotransmitter important in producing sleep and reducing anxiety (important inhibitory neurotransmitter)
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acetylcholine
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type of neuron that takes information from the senses to the brain (sensory neurons)
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regulates basic needs like hunger, thirst, sex, and going to the bathroom (part of the inner brain)
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space between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released
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neurotransmitter that brings our nervous system into high alert and gives us energy (exictatory)
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Parkinson's disease
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neurotransmitter involved with emotion and mood (inhibitory in pain pathways)
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controls movements involved for producing speech (part of the frontal lobe)
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interprets written and spoken speech, usually in the left hemisphere (part of the temporal lobe)
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includes brain and spinal chord
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in charge of processing and interpreting sensory stimulus (contains areas of the cerebral cortex)
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schizophrenia
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parts of the neuron that are branch-like structures that receive information from other neurons
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responsible for pregnancy, puberty, menstruation, menopause, sex drive, sperm production and more
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part of the neuron that sends information away to other neurons (ends of axons have terminal buttons)
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responsible for interpreting visual information (part of the cerebral cortex)
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neurotransmitter that helps control the brain's reward and pleasure system, and also helps regulate and control movement and emotional responses (inhibitory)
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controls automatic functions of our body such as the heart and lungs (part of the PNS)
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part of the neuron which contains the nucleus and other parts of the cell needed to sustain life (cell body)
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A fMRI Is The Only Scan That Tells Us...
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Glucose And Metabolism Are Measured In...
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nerve cell that communicates information throughout the brain (like a vehicle)
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neurotransmitter involved with pain reduction and pleasure (inhibitory)
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occurs when a neuron sends information down an axon (neuron firing)
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bundle of nerve fibers that aid communication between the hemispheres
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document what area was damaged and how behavior was changed after the accident (tells us what the area does for human behavior)
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interprets touch and pain, contains the somatosensory strip (part of the cerebral cortex)
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neurotransmitter important in learning and memory (exictatory)
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neuron needs a resting period before it can fire again

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