Neuroscience And Behavior

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Biological Psychology

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A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior

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Neuron

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A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system

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Dendrite

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The bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body

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Axon

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The extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands

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Myelin Sheath

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A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next

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Action Potential

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A neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon

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Threshold

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The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse

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Synapse

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The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons

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Acetylcholine

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A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction

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Endorphins

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"morphine within" - natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure

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Nervous System

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The body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems

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Central Nervous System

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The brain and the spinal cord

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Peripheral Nervous System

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The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body

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Nerves

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Neural "Cables" containing many axons

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Sensory Neurons

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Neurons that carry incoming information from the sense receptors to the central nervous system

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Motor Neurons

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Interneurons

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Somatic Nervous System

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Reflex

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Neural Networks

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Endocrine System

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Hormones

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Adrenal

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Pituitary Gland

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Lesion

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Electroencephalogram

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PET scan

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MRI

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fMRI

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Brainstem

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Medulla

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Reticular Formation

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Thalamus

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Cerebellum

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Limbic System

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Amygdala

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Hypothalamus

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Cerebral

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Glial Cells

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Frontal Lobes

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Parietal Lobes

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Occipital Lobes

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Temporal Lobes

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Motor Cortex

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Sensory Cortex

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Association Areas

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Aphasia

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Broca's Area

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Wernicke's Area

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Plasticity

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Corpus Callosum

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Split Brain

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