Psychology Ch.3
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| neuron | show 🗑
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| dendrite | show 🗑
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| show | spherical sac containing neurotransmitters
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| show | chemical messenger specialized for communication from neuron to neuron
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| show | space between two connecting neurons through which messages are transmitted chemically
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| show | a gap into which neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal
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| glial cell | show 🗑
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| myelin sheath | show 🗑
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| show | electrical charge difference across the neuronal membrane, when the neuron is not being stimulated or inhibited
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| threshold | show 🗑
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| action potential | show 🗑
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| absolute refractory period | show 🗑
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| receptor site | show 🗑
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| show | means of recycling neurotransmitters
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| show | chemical in the brain that plays a specialized role in pain reduction
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| plasticity | show 🗑
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| show | a cell, often originating in embryos, having the capacity to differentiate into a more specialized cell
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| show | creation of new neurons in the adult brain
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| show | part of nervous system containing brain and spinal cord that controls the mind and behavior
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| show | nerves in the body that extend outside the central nervous system
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| cerebral ventricles | show 🗑
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| show | forward part of the brain that allows advanced intellectual activities
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| cerebral hemispheres | show 🗑
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| show | large band of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
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| show | outermost part of the forebrain, it's responsible for analyzing sensory processing and higher brain functions
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| frontal lobe | show 🗑
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| show | part of frontal lobe responsible for body movement
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| show | part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning, and language
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| show | language area in the prefrontal cortex that helps to control speech production
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| show | upper middle part of the cerebral cortex lying behind the frontal lobe that is specialized for touch and perception
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| temporal lobe | show 🗑
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| show | part of the temporal lobe involved in understanding speech
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| show | back part of cerebral cortex specialized for vision
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| show | regions of the cerebral cortex that initially process information from the senses
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| association cortex | show 🗑
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| show | structures in the forebrain that help to control movement
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| show | emotional center of brain that also plays roles in smell, motivation, and memory
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| thalamus | show 🗑
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| show | part of the brain responsible for maintaining a constant internal state
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| amygdala | show 🗑
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| show | part of the brain that plays a role in spatial memory
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| show | part of the brain between the spinal cord and cerebral cortex that contains the midbrain, pons, and medulla
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| midbrain | show 🗑
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| reticular activating system (RAS) | show 🗑
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| hindbrain | show 🗑
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| show | brain structure responsible for our sense of balance
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| pons | show 🗑
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| medulla | show 🗑
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| spinal cord | show 🗑
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| show | neuron that sends messages to other neurons nearby
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| show | an automatic motor response to a sensory stimulus
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| somatic nervous system | show 🗑
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| autonomic nervous system | show 🗑
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| show | division of the autonomic nervous system engaged during a crisis or after actions requiring fight or flight
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| parasympathetic nervous system | show 🗑
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| endocrine system | show 🗑
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| hormone | show 🗑
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| show | master gland that, under the control of the hypothalamus, directs the other glands of the body
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| EEG | show 🗑
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| CT | show 🗑
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| MRI | show 🗑
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| show | imaging technique that measures consumption of glucose-like molecules, yielding a picture of neural activity in different regions of the brain
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| show | technique that uses magnetic fields to visualize brain activity using the BOLD response (blood oxygenation)
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| TMS | show 🗑
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| MEG | show 🗑
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| show | cognitive function that relies more on one side of the brain than the other
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| chromosome | show 🗑
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| show | genetic material composed of deoxyribonucleic acid
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| show | our genetic makeup
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| show | our observable traits
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| heritability | show 🗑
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