biopsychology
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| agonist | show 🗑
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| show | neuron signal either reaches the threshold of excitation or dosent
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| amygdala | show 🗑
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| antagonist | show 🗑
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| show | a strip of cortex in the temporal lobe that is responsible for auditory processing
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| show | controls internal organs and glands
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| axon | show 🗑
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| biological perspective | show 🗑
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| show | region in the left hemisphere that is responsible for language production
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| Central nervous system | show 🗑
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| cerebellum | show 🗑
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| Cerebral cortex | show 🗑
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| what does CT stand for | show 🗑
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| show | computer coordinates and integrates multiple x-rays of a specific area
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| show | a band of neural fibres that connect the two hemispheres of the brain
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| Dendrite | show 🗑
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| Diabetes | show 🗑
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| show | electroencephalography
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| show | records the electrical activities of the brain via electrodes on the scalp
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| show | a series of glands that produce hormones
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| epigenetics | show 🗑
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| fight or flight | show 🗑
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| what system controls fight or flight | show 🗑
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| show | largest portion of the brain that contains the cerebral cortex, the thalamus and the lymbic structure
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| show | developed from 2 different eggs that are fertilized by different sperm. Same genetic material as regular siblings
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| frontal lobe | show 🗑
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| What does fMRI stand for | show 🗑
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| what does fMRI do? | show 🗑
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| genetic environmental correlation | show 🗑
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| show | nervous cell that provides metabolic and physical support to neurons ex. insulation, communication and waste control
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| show | secretes sexual hormones and mediates sexual motivation and behaviour
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| gyrus | show 🗑
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| hemisphere | show 🗑
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| show | contains the medulla, pons and the cerebellum
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| hippocampus | show 🗑
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| homeostasis | show 🗑
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| show | chemical that is secreted by the endocrine glands
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| show | forebrain structure regulates sexual motivation/behaviour and homeostasis. Mediator between nervous and endocrine system
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| show | each hemisphere is associated with specific processes
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| limbic system | show 🗑
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| show | deep groves in the brain's cortex
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| MRI | show 🗑
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| show | hindbrain structure that controls automated processes
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| show | difference in charge across the neuronal membrane
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| midbrain | show 🗑
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| motor cortex | show 🗑
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| show | insulates the axon (wires)
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| show | nervous system cells that process information
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| neuroplasticity | show 🗑
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| show | chemical messengers of the nervous system
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| show | part of the cerebral cortex associated with visual processing. contains the primary visual cortex
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| show | secretes hormones that regulate blood sugar
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| show | connects the brain and spinal cord to the muscles, organs and senses in the periphery of the body
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| show | multiple genes affect a given trait
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| show | secretes key hormones that direct the other glands of the endocrine system (the boss)
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| pons | show 🗑
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| PET scan | show 🗑
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| show | area in the frontal lobe responsible for higher level cognitive functioning
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| show | drugs that treat psychiatric symptoms by fixing neurotransmitter balance
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| show | sets a boundary in which we can operate and our environment interacts with genes to determine where we fall in the range
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| receptor | show 🗑
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| resting potential | show 🗑
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| show | midbrain structure important in regulating the sleep/wake cycle, arousal, alertness, and motor activity
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| reuptake | show 🗑
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| show | cell membrane that allows smaller molecules or molecules without an electrical charge to pass through it, while stopping larger or highly charged molecules
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| show | the cell body
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| somatic nervous system | show 🗑
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| somatosensory cortex | show 🗑
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| substantia nigra | show 🗑
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| sulcus | show 🗑
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| sympathetic nervous system | show 🗑
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| synaptic cleft | show 🗑
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| show | storage site for neurotransmitters
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| show | part of cerebral cortex associated with hearing, memory, emotion, and some aspects of language; contains primary auditory cortex
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| thalamus | show 🗑
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| threshold of excitation | show 🗑
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| ventral tegmental area (VTA) | show 🗑
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| show | important for speech comprehension
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