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17 Cards in this Set
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Behavioural genomics |
The field devotes to determining how a person Gene's influences their psychological traits |
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Human geno project |
Provided a complete list of the genes in a human and where they are found on a chromosome |
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Behavioural genetics |
Field that figure out what effect a person Gene's have verse their environment |
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Heritability |
A number between 1 (high) and 0 (low) that show how likely a trait is to show up based on a person genes |
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Evolutionary psychology |
Field that shows how traits from ancestors control our thoughts and behaviors |
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Types of neurons |
Sensory (senses to brain) Motor (brain to muscles) |
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Glia cells |
Maintenance activities (waste removal, ect.) Coat neurons (myelin) |
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Electrostatic gradient |
Inside and outside of neurons different charges |
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Concentration gradient |
Different types of ions dominating inside and out |
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Synaptic clef |
Space between 2 neurons |
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Excitatory neurotransmitters |
Increase chance of post synaptic neuron firing (decreases negativity) |
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Inhibitory neurons |
Decress chance of fire |
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Agonist drug |
increases stimulate by Binding to receptor (mimic NT) Or Indirectly increasing (blocking reuptake)
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Antagonist drug |
Inhibits specific NT by Blocking receptors Or Prevent production of that NT |
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2 parts of nervous system |
Central (Brain and spine) Peripheral (everything else) |
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Peripheral 2 subdivision |
1. Somatic (control muscles and receive signals from sensory organs) 2. Autonomic (regulates body organs and glands) |
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2 types of automatic nerve sys |
Sympathetic (stress) Parasympathetic (return to normal) |
