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Neuron |
Central building blocks of nervous system. |
100 billion strong at birth |
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psychotropic meds |
drugs that treat psychiatric symptoms by restring neurotransmitters |
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Central nervous system |
brain and spinal cord |
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Peripheral |
connecting nerves |
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autonomic nervous system |
controls organs & glands |
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cerebral cortex |
surface of brain |
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corpus callosum |
connects the left and right part of brain |
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frontal lobe |
forward part of the brain. controls reasoning, motor control. high level thinking |
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Limbic system |
processes emotion and memory |
Dog |
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hippocampus |
learning and memory |
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amyglada |
how emotions connect to memories |
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hypothalomus |
regulate body temp, appetite and blood pressure |
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cerebullum |
recieve messages from muscles, tenden, joints, controls balance coordination and motor skills. |
little brain |
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CT |
taking xrays of particular part of the brain |
tumor |
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PET Scan |
pics of the living active brain |
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MRI |
Causes hydrogen atoms to move |
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MRIF |
shows change in brain activity by tracking blood flow and oxygen levels |
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EEG |
measures electrical activity |
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endocrine system |
series of glands that produce hormones |
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hormones |
regulate all body functions |
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pulitary glands |
controls the other glands. Also serves growth, pain and fluids |
messenger |
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adrenal glands |
regulate stress and adrenaline |
sit on kidneys |
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thyroid glands |
regulate growth and metabolism and appetite |
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gonads |
sexual hormones |
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2 parts of peripheral system |
somatic and autonomic |
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What would change if you injured frontal lobe? |
-Cant plan -cant use knowledge to problem solve -perseveration: continue to do something same way |
clock |
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inhibition |
ability to not do something |
putting breaks on the brain |
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working memory |
ability to keep info online and manipulate |
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cognitive flexibility |
shifting |
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3 basic skills of executive functions |
inhibition, cognitive flexibility and working memory |
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Neuron to Neuron |
threshold-action potential initiated then once it gets to terminal buttons- neurotransmitter are communicating and drift across synoptic space- bind onto receptor sites of receiving neuron |
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