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Biological Psychology
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Def:branch of psychology that links biology with behaviors
Ex:If you touch something hot and get burned, you won't touch it again Related Concept: Neuroscience |
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Neuron
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Def:bundle of axons
Ex:telephone wire Related Concept: nervous system |
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Dendrite
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Def:extensions from neuron that transmit signals
Ex: cell towers Related Concept: terminal branches |
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Axon
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Def:extensions that convey neuron messages
Ex:wire Related Concept: Neuron |
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Myelin
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Def:neuron covering
Ex:protective cover on a wire Related Concept: action potential |
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Action Potential
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Def:breif electrical charges that travel down an axon
Ex: shocks Related Concept: electrons |
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Threshold
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Def:potential energy it takes for AP
Ex: battery voltage Related Concept: action potential |
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Synapse
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Def:space between sending/recieving neuron
Ex:giving something a charge Related Concept: threshold |
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Neurotransmitters
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Def:chemicals that carry neurons messages
Ex:proteins Related Concept: postman |
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Acetylcholine
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Def:enables muscles, memory, and learning
Ex:practice Related Concept: alzheimers |
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Endorphins
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Def:enables emotional feeling in the body
Ex:dopamine Related Concept: endocrine |
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Nervous System
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Def:the nervecells in the body's electrochemical communication system
Ex:CNS Related Concept: autobahn |
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Central Nervous System
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Def:brain and spinal chord
Ex:networks Related Concept: reflexes |
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Peripheral Nervous System
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Def:everything else
Ex:breathing Related Concept: autonomic |
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Sensory Neurons
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Def:carry info to CNS
Ex:messengers Related Concept: neuron system |
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Interneurons
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Def:connects neurons
Ex:brain neurons Related Concept: networks |
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Motor Neurons
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Def:carry info from CNS to muscles
Ex:moving Related Concept: somatic system |
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Somatic Nervous System
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Def:controls skeletal muscles
Ex:walking Related Concept: parasympathetic |
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Def:controls glands and other muscles
Ex:digestion Related Concept: sympathetic |
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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Def:arouses the body in stressful sit.
Ex:dilating pupils Related Concept: fight or flight |
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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Def:calms the body
Ex:contracts pupils Related Concept: rest and digest |
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Reflex
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Def:interneurons in the spinal chord
Ex:jerking away from pain Related Concept: fight or flight |
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Neural Networks
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Def:interneurons in the brain
Ex:doing concept cards Related Concept: learning |
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EEG Scan-electroencephalogram
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Def:using electrodes to measure brain electrical waves
Ex:sleep studies Related Concept: brain study |
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PET Scan- Positron emission topography
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Def:using glucose to measure brain activity
Ex:finding out what part of the brain does what Related Concept: brain study |
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MRI Scan- magnetic resonance imaging
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Def:mapping the brain using magnets
Ex:looking at the brain Related Concept: brain study |
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Brainstem
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Def:automatic survival functions
Ex:breathing Related Concept:the brain's boss |
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Medulla
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Def:heartbeat and breathing
Ex:increased heartbeat if you get scared Related Concept: reticular formation |
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Reticular Formation
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Def:arousal
Ex:waking you up Related Concept: thalamus |
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Thalamus
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Def:does senses-except smell
Ex:communicator Related Concept: hypothalamus |
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Cerebellum
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Def:coordinates voluntary movement
Ex:writing Related Concept: parkinsons |
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Limbic System
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Def:emotions and drives
Ex:hunger Related Concept:motivation |
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Amygdala
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Def:fear/anger
Ex:running from a bear Related Concept: fight or flight |
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Hypothalamus
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Def:maintenance activities
Ex:digestion Related Concept: submarine captain |
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Cerebral Cortex
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Def:controls what you do
Ex:covering Related Concept: control center |
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Frontal Lobe
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Def:memory functions
Ex:language Related Concept: personality |
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Parietal Lobe
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Def:sensory info
Ex:space Related Concept: navigation system |
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Occipital Lobe
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Def:visual perception
Ex:vision Related Concept: eyesight |
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Temporal Lobe
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Def:auditory stimuli
Ex:musical ability Related Concept: hearing |
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Broca's Area
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Def:speech muscles
Ex:speech Related Concept: speech therapy |
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Wernicke's Area
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Def:understanding language
Ex:processing words Related Concept: reading |
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Aphasia
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Def:language impairment
Ex:brain damage Related Concept: left hemisphere |
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Plasticity
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Def:brains adaptability
Ex:kids healing Related Concept: rebuilding |
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Motor Cortex
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Def:controls voluntary movement
Ex:walking Related Concept: sensory cortex |
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Sensory Cortex
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Def:gets info from sense organs
Ex:burns Related Concept: parietal lobe |
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CT Scan-computed tomography
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Def:using the computer to view the brain
Ex:digital images Related Concept: brain study |
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Glial Cells
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Def:non nueral cells that provide neuron support
Ex:astrocytes Related Concept: neuron |
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Endocrine System
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Def:body's slow communication system
Ex:hormones Related Concept: communication |
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Hormones
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Def:chemicals synthesized by endocrine glands
Ex:epinephrine Related Concept: adrenaline |
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Adrenal Glands
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Def:secretes hormones, salt, and carbs
Ex:adrenal medulla Related Concept: pituitary gland |
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Pituitary Gland
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Def:balances salt and water
Ex:posterior lobes Related Concept: osmosis |
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Split Brain
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Def:severing the corpus callosum
Ex:treating epilepsy Related Concept: corpus callosum |
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Corpus Callosum
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Def:connects the brain hemispheres
Ex:bridge Related Concept: split brain |
