Biology & Behavior
... • Although differences exist between two hemispheres, they don’t act independently of each other ...
... • Although differences exist between two hemispheres, they don’t act independently of each other ...
Freudian flip: Countering the rise of counter-psychology
... Examples of counter-history cited by Funkenstein are the Marxist interpretation of history and the views of Holocaust-denying historians. The latter exploit the incomprehensibility and unfathomable nature of the crimes perpetrated by the Nazis to deny the very fact of their existence. What makes one ...
... Examples of counter-history cited by Funkenstein are the Marxist interpretation of history and the views of Holocaust-denying historians. The latter exploit the incomprehensibility and unfathomable nature of the crimes perpetrated by the Nazis to deny the very fact of their existence. What makes one ...
BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF MEMORY
... memories; related to hippocampus damage – Shows that hippocampus must be used in the encoding of new memories and transferring them from STM to LTM. – Implicit memories like procedural memories do still occur showing that these may not involve the hippocampus but knowing they are there (explicit mem ...
... memories; related to hippocampus damage – Shows that hippocampus must be used in the encoding of new memories and transferring them from STM to LTM. – Implicit memories like procedural memories do still occur showing that these may not involve the hippocampus but knowing they are there (explicit mem ...
Chapter 31.2: Parts of the brain
... – For example, a region deep within the brain called the amygdala has been associated with emotional learning, including fear and anxiety, as well as the formation of long-term memories. – The limbic system is also associated with the brain’s pleasure center, a region that produces feelings of satis ...
... – For example, a region deep within the brain called the amygdala has been associated with emotional learning, including fear and anxiety, as well as the formation of long-term memories. – The limbic system is also associated with the brain’s pleasure center, a region that produces feelings of satis ...
BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF MEMORY
... memories; related to hippocampus damage – Shows that hippocampus must be used in the encoding of new memories and transferring them from STM to LTM. – Implicit memories like procedural memories do still occur showing that these may not involve the hippocampus but knowing they are there (explicit mem ...
... memories; related to hippocampus damage – Shows that hippocampus must be used in the encoding of new memories and transferring them from STM to LTM. – Implicit memories like procedural memories do still occur showing that these may not involve the hippocampus but knowing they are there (explicit mem ...
chapter32_part2shorter
... • The spinal cord also has a role in some simple reflexes, automatic responses that occur without conscious thought or learning. Signals from sensory neurons enter the cord through the dorsal root of spinal nerves. Commands for responses go out along the ventral root of these nerves. ...
... • The spinal cord also has a role in some simple reflexes, automatic responses that occur without conscious thought or learning. Signals from sensory neurons enter the cord through the dorsal root of spinal nerves. Commands for responses go out along the ventral root of these nerves. ...
How the Gifted Brain Learns
... In an effort to make the book study a family experience, we will reference follow-up activities and resources. It is our hope that families will use these resources as a springboard for further discussions and activities. Before delving into the book, we will start by sharing some very basic informa ...
... In an effort to make the book study a family experience, we will reference follow-up activities and resources. It is our hope that families will use these resources as a springboard for further discussions and activities. Before delving into the book, we will start by sharing some very basic informa ...
31.1 The Neuron Functions of the Nervous System and external
... The sensory division transmits impulses from sense organs to the central nervous system. Sensory receptors are cells that transmit information about changes in the internal and external environment. Chemoreceptors respond to chemicals. Photoreceptors respond to light. Mechanoreceptors respond to tou ...
... The sensory division transmits impulses from sense organs to the central nervous system. Sensory receptors are cells that transmit information about changes in the internal and external environment. Chemoreceptors respond to chemicals. Photoreceptors respond to light. Mechanoreceptors respond to tou ...
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... Antennae takes in lots of signals coming in Thin, cytoplasmic extensions from the cell body Some short, many branches Increases surface area for attachment to endings of other neurons ...
... Antennae takes in lots of signals coming in Thin, cytoplasmic extensions from the cell body Some short, many branches Increases surface area for attachment to endings of other neurons ...
You*ve had a concussion! How to return a player to the
... Is a set of symptoms that a person may experience for weeks, months, or occasionally years after a concussion It is not known what causes PCS to occur or persist, or why some people who suffer a concussion develop PCS while others do not Occurs in about 10% of the people who have suffered a concussi ...
... Is a set of symptoms that a person may experience for weeks, months, or occasionally years after a concussion It is not known what causes PCS to occur or persist, or why some people who suffer a concussion develop PCS while others do not Occurs in about 10% of the people who have suffered a concussi ...
Module 22
... Myers points out, pigs that were trained to put big wooden coins in a large piggy bank soon reverted to their natural behavior of pushing the coins with their noses (snouts)—despite the fact that they received no reward for doing this. This example of instinctive drift illustrates the biological con ...
... Myers points out, pigs that were trained to put big wooden coins in a large piggy bank soon reverted to their natural behavior of pushing the coins with their noses (snouts)—despite the fact that they received no reward for doing this. This example of instinctive drift illustrates the biological con ...
FOCUS ON VOCABULARY AND LANGUAGE Biology, Cognition
... Myers points out, pigs that were trained to put big wooden coins in a large piggy bank soon reverted to their natural behavior of pushing the coins with their noses (snouts)—despite the fact that they received no reward for doing this. This example of instinctive drift illustrates the biological con ...
... Myers points out, pigs that were trained to put big wooden coins in a large piggy bank soon reverted to their natural behavior of pushing the coins with their noses (snouts)—despite the fact that they received no reward for doing this. This example of instinctive drift illustrates the biological con ...
Exam - UBC Psychology`s Research Labs
... December exam: Monday, December 5: 2:30 - 4:30 Tuesday, December 6: 1:30-3:30 ...
... December exam: Monday, December 5: 2:30 - 4:30 Tuesday, December 6: 1:30-3:30 ...
File - Ms Curran`s Leaving Certificate Biology
... Neurons are not connected to each other, they are separated by a small gap, Synaptic cleft. Synapse is the region where 2 neurons come into close contact. Electrical impulses cannot cross a synapse, instead they stimulate the neurotransmitter swellings to release a chemical substance (neurotrans ...
... Neurons are not connected to each other, they are separated by a small gap, Synaptic cleft. Synapse is the region where 2 neurons come into close contact. Electrical impulses cannot cross a synapse, instead they stimulate the neurotransmitter swellings to release a chemical substance (neurotrans ...
The Biology of Mind 2011-12
... Right-Left Differences in the Intact Brain People with intact brains also show left-right hemispheric differences in mental abilities. A number of brain scan studies show normal individuals engage their right brain when completing a perceptual task and their left brain when carrying out a linguisti ...
... Right-Left Differences in the Intact Brain People with intact brains also show left-right hemispheric differences in mental abilities. A number of brain scan studies show normal individuals engage their right brain when completing a perceptual task and their left brain when carrying out a linguisti ...
Sample test
... ____25. Which of the following areas within the brain is responsible for reflexes associated with coughing, vomiting, and sneezing? a. cerebrum b. brain stem c. thalamus d. medulla oblongata ____26. ____ is the dramatic decline of intellectual function marked by forgetfulness. a. dementia b. rickets ...
... ____25. Which of the following areas within the brain is responsible for reflexes associated with coughing, vomiting, and sneezing? a. cerebrum b. brain stem c. thalamus d. medulla oblongata ____26. ____ is the dramatic decline of intellectual function marked by forgetfulness. a. dementia b. rickets ...
Lecture 15: The Brain
... • Also involved in coughing, sneezing, salivating, swallowing, gagging and barfing. • Contains visceral motor nuclei, including respiratory centers ...
... • Also involved in coughing, sneezing, salivating, swallowing, gagging and barfing. • Contains visceral motor nuclei, including respiratory centers ...
Scaling Laws of Memory Retrieval
... We study cue-less retrieval within a general theoretical framework inspired by the hypothesis of population coding of information. Items in memory are represented by overlapping groups of neurons, whose activations are a proxy for retrieval. The number of neurons participating conjunctively in the r ...
... We study cue-less retrieval within a general theoretical framework inspired by the hypothesis of population coding of information. Items in memory are represented by overlapping groups of neurons, whose activations are a proxy for retrieval. The number of neurons participating conjunctively in the r ...
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... Relearning: A measure of retention of memory that assessed the time saved compared to learning the first time when learning information again *if relearning takes as much time as the initial learning, the information has decayed ...
... Relearning: A measure of retention of memory that assessed the time saved compared to learning the first time when learning information again *if relearning takes as much time as the initial learning, the information has decayed ...
Neuroscience & Behavior
... Everything psychological is simultaneously biological. Biological psychology provides insights into numerous aspects of our lives, including sleep and dreams, depression and schizophrenia, hunger and sex, stress and disease, and many others. Early approach: Phrenology. ...
... Everything psychological is simultaneously biological. Biological psychology provides insights into numerous aspects of our lives, including sleep and dreams, depression and schizophrenia, hunger and sex, stress and disease, and many others. Early approach: Phrenology. ...
Methodological Issues - Rockhurst
... particular time period Time-of-measurement effect - confounds that arise because events at a particular point in time can have a specific effect on a variable being studies over time Cross-sectional versus longitudinal studies ...
... particular time period Time-of-measurement effect - confounds that arise because events at a particular point in time can have a specific effect on a variable being studies over time Cross-sectional versus longitudinal studies ...
7. Describe what membrane potential is, and how
... 9. How do action potentials travel? Describe saltatory conduction. • Action potentials “travel” along an axon; it is regenerated at each position along the membrane • Neuron is stimulated at the dendrites or cell body • Saltatory conduction the action potential “jumps” the gaps in the myelin she ...
... 9. How do action potentials travel? Describe saltatory conduction. • Action potentials “travel” along an axon; it is regenerated at each position along the membrane • Neuron is stimulated at the dendrites or cell body • Saltatory conduction the action potential “jumps” the gaps in the myelin she ...
