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Neuro 502 Exam 1behavioral neuroscience - ANS-study of how brain supports behavior
cognitive neuroscience - ANS-study of how brain supports cognition
clinical neuroscience - ANS-study of how brain is changed by disease states
Diff between behavior & cognition - ANS-Behavior: you can outwardly measure
cognition: "behind the scenes", not necessarily manifested outwardly
mentalism - ANS-nonmaterial mind (soul) controls behavior
Aristotle, heart - ANS-____ is associated with mentalism and he believed the ___ was the
center of the mind
gyri - ANS-folds of the cortex
sulci - ANS-creases between folds (of the cortex)
fissures - ANS-large sulci
dualism - ANS-Belief that body is physical, but mind is not. The body works like a machine that
needs a controller (two interact to create behavior)
Descartes, pineal gland - ANS-____ was a dualist and believed our mind was housed in the
____
materialism - ANS-nervous system can fully explain behavior
Darwin, nervous system (neurons) - ANS-___ was a materialist and believed our mind was
housed in the ___
Mind-Body Problem - ANS-Quandary of explaining how a nonmaterial mind and a material body
interact.
epigenetics - ANS-differences in gene expression related to environment and experience
Brain theory - ANS-Principle that brain produces behavior
Neuron Theory - ANS-principle that the unit of brain structure and function is the neuron
, ipsilateral - ANS-structures that lie on the same side
contralateral - ANS-structures that lie on opposite sides
bilateral - ANS-structures where one lies in each hemisphere
unilateral - ANS-structures that only lie in one hemisphere
proximal - ANS-close to some (reference) point
distal - ANS-distant from some (reference) point
ependymal, choroid plexus - ANS-____ cells in the ____ produce CSF and form the lining of the
ventricles
astroglia - ANS-____ help form tight junctions to prevent blood borne substances from the
capillaries entering into the CNS tissue (BBB)
white matter - ANS-This consists of glial cells, fat, myelin, and axons
grey matter - ANS-this consists of dendrites and cell bodies
limbic system - ANS-Cingulate cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus (brain regions
part of what)
interneuron - ANS-any neuron lying between a sensory and motor neuron
motor neuron - ANS-neuron that carries info from brain and spinal cord to make muscles
contract
sensory neuron - ANS-collect and transduce sensory info to CNS
reticular formation - ANS-
cerebellum - ANS-major structure of the hindbrain specialized for learning and coordinating
skilled movements. May also participate in coordinating other mental processes (in large
mammals)
Reticular Formation (reticular activating system) - ANS-region of hindbrain responsible for
regulating sleep-wake, alertness, and arousal behavior (extends from spinal cord to thalamus)
Pons - ANS-region of the upper hindbrain that connects cerebellum with the rest of the brain
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