chapter 3 powerpoint
... • Opens up a portal in axon, and lets in positive ions (Sodium) which mix with negative ions (Potassium) that is already inside the axon (thus Neurons at rest have a slightly negative charge). • The mixing of + and – ions causes an electrical charge that opens up the next portal (letting in more K) ...
... • Opens up a portal in axon, and lets in positive ions (Sodium) which mix with negative ions (Potassium) that is already inside the axon (thus Neurons at rest have a slightly negative charge). • The mixing of + and – ions causes an electrical charge that opens up the next portal (letting in more K) ...
Learning (powerpoint)
... Internality - stability and global focus on internal reason for helplessness rather than external ...
... Internality - stability and global focus on internal reason for helplessness rather than external ...
Behavioral Biology
... Pavlov exposed dogs to a bell ringing and at the same time sprayed their mouths with powdered meat, causing them to salivate. Soon, the dogs would salivate after hearing the bell but not getting any powdered meat. ...
... Pavlov exposed dogs to a bell ringing and at the same time sprayed their mouths with powdered meat, causing them to salivate. Soon, the dogs would salivate after hearing the bell but not getting any powdered meat. ...
DOC
... down” signal to her brain stem. The prefrontal cortex – the area just behind the forehead – thinks about and directs many other brain functions. This may be the reason why humans, compared to all other animals, have an infinite capacity to imagine, solve problems and create. [MENTAL REHEARSAL] In th ...
... down” signal to her brain stem. The prefrontal cortex – the area just behind the forehead – thinks about and directs many other brain functions. This may be the reason why humans, compared to all other animals, have an infinite capacity to imagine, solve problems and create. [MENTAL REHEARSAL] In th ...
learning objectives chapter 2
... association cortex. (see “Sensory and Motor Cortex” and “Association Cortex”) 20. Explain the roles of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area in language production and comprehension. (see “Association Cortex”) 21. Explain how split-brain studies provide insight into the specialized functions of the brain ...
... association cortex. (see “Sensory and Motor Cortex” and “Association Cortex”) 20. Explain the roles of Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area in language production and comprehension. (see “Association Cortex”) 21. Explain how split-brain studies provide insight into the specialized functions of the brain ...
The History and Scope of Psychology Module 1
... 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 (nonverbal) task and their left brain when carrying out a linguistic ...
... 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 (nonverbal) task and their left brain when carrying out a linguistic ...
107B exam 1 test yourself
... 2. ocular dominance columns (projects to layer ______ of V1) 3. orientation tuning map (projects to layer ______ of V1) 4. koniocellular input (to layers ______ of V1) Organized in horizontal space of cortex and vertical space (cortical column) maps 1, 2, 3 project from layer 4 to layer 2-3 where mi ...
... 2. ocular dominance columns (projects to layer ______ of V1) 3. orientation tuning map (projects to layer ______ of V1) 4. koniocellular input (to layers ______ of V1) Organized in horizontal space of cortex and vertical space (cortical column) maps 1, 2, 3 project from layer 4 to layer 2-3 where mi ...
Computer Research II Drugs and Mind
... Go to: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html or use the link off my website. Under Brain Basics, click Divisions of the Nervous System 1a. How many parts make up the central nervous system? List the parts. 2a. How much does an adult brain weigh? _______________________________________ 3a ...
... Go to: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html or use the link off my website. Under Brain Basics, click Divisions of the Nervous System 1a. How many parts make up the central nervous system? List the parts. 2a. How much does an adult brain weigh? _______________________________________ 3a ...
CURRICULUM VITAE - Translation Directory.com
... of 5-HT injections into chicken fetuses and subsequent open field and other postnatal observation of their behavior. Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. Assistant Professor. Projects involved extensive work on the characterization of the psychoaff ...
... of 5-HT injections into chicken fetuses and subsequent open field and other postnatal observation of their behavior. Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland. Assistant Professor. Projects involved extensive work on the characterization of the psychoaff ...
Nervous System
... The Peripheral Nervous System Neurons are specialized cells that carry electrical messages through the body very quickly. Electrical messages (impulses) sent to and from the brain travel through neurons inside nerves. ...
... The Peripheral Nervous System Neurons are specialized cells that carry electrical messages through the body very quickly. Electrical messages (impulses) sent to and from the brain travel through neurons inside nerves. ...
B) Central Nervous System NTG spring 2010
... • Both cerebral hemispheres appear identical but each hemisphere has unique abilities not shared by its partner – ___________ • Each half of the cerebrum deals mainly with the opposite side of the body • One hemisphere tends to be more dominant for language, speech, logic and analytical skills – cer ...
... • Both cerebral hemispheres appear identical but each hemisphere has unique abilities not shared by its partner – ___________ • Each half of the cerebrum deals mainly with the opposite side of the body • One hemisphere tends to be more dominant for language, speech, logic and analytical skills – cer ...
Summary of: Stevens, Alison P. "Learning Rewires the Brain
... make it easier, but it actually changes the brain. Exactly how these processes happen though is still unknown, however scientists have known that the brain continues to develop up through our adolescence to adulthood. What we have learned is that our brain never stops growing even when it is fully m ...
... make it easier, but it actually changes the brain. Exactly how these processes happen though is still unknown, however scientists have known that the brain continues to develop up through our adolescence to adulthood. What we have learned is that our brain never stops growing even when it is fully m ...
ap exam review: key terms, people, concepts
... repression, anxiety, and defense mechanisms biological/biopsychology/neuroscience cognition and human reactions may be caused by genes inherited, hormones, neurotransmitters, brain -- brain imaging evolutionary charles darwin – origin of species – natural selection – we’ve evolved cognitive thinking ...
... repression, anxiety, and defense mechanisms biological/biopsychology/neuroscience cognition and human reactions may be caused by genes inherited, hormones, neurotransmitters, brain -- brain imaging evolutionary charles darwin – origin of species – natural selection – we’ve evolved cognitive thinking ...
HP 325 Ch. 12, Motor Assessment - NAU jan.ucc.nau.edu web server
... Determine the class’s predominant skill level for the specific skill being worked on. ...
... Determine the class’s predominant skill level for the specific skill being worked on. ...
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... memory patterns associated with sensation - Sends assessment of sensations to prefrontal cortex which adds emotional overtones - Injury to gnostic area causes one to become an imbecile - interpretation to various sensations/stimuli lost. ...
... memory patterns associated with sensation - Sends assessment of sensations to prefrontal cortex which adds emotional overtones - Injury to gnostic area causes one to become an imbecile - interpretation to various sensations/stimuli lost. ...
Chapter 6
... c. This amino acid neurotransmitter acts as excitatory signals, activating NMethyl-d–aspartate (NMDA) receptors which have been implicated in learning and memory. Overstimulation by this neurotransmitter of NMDA receptors, however, can cause nerve cell damage or cell death. d. This catecholamine neu ...
... c. This amino acid neurotransmitter acts as excitatory signals, activating NMethyl-d–aspartate (NMDA) receptors which have been implicated in learning and memory. Overstimulation by this neurotransmitter of NMDA receptors, however, can cause nerve cell damage or cell death. d. This catecholamine neu ...
A pheromone is a chemical emitted by an organism that is meant to
... A pheromone is a chemical emitted by an organism that is meant to affect the behavior of another organism. These chemicals are used for a wide variety of purposes—an ant will lay a trail of pheromones to guide his compatriots to food, for example, or a mamma rabbit will use the chemicals to signal h ...
... A pheromone is a chemical emitted by an organism that is meant to affect the behavior of another organism. These chemicals are used for a wide variety of purposes—an ant will lay a trail of pheromones to guide his compatriots to food, for example, or a mamma rabbit will use the chemicals to signal h ...
addiction
... with can send a recovering addict racing for a hit. "The brain regions that became active are where memories are stored," says Dr. Scott Lukas of McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, who led the 1998 study. "These cues turn on crack-related memories, and addicts respond like Pavlov's dogs." "This is yo ...
... with can send a recovering addict racing for a hit. "The brain regions that became active are where memories are stored," says Dr. Scott Lukas of McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, who led the 1998 study. "These cues turn on crack-related memories, and addicts respond like Pavlov's dogs." "This is yo ...
Lecture - Weizmann Institute of Science
... • Hebbian plasticity (1949): Donald Hebb The general idea is an old one, that any two cells or systems of cells that are repeatedly active at the same time will tend to become 'associated', so that activity in one facilitates activity in the other When one cell repeatedly assists in firing another, ...
... • Hebbian plasticity (1949): Donald Hebb The general idea is an old one, that any two cells or systems of cells that are repeatedly active at the same time will tend to become 'associated', so that activity in one facilitates activity in the other When one cell repeatedly assists in firing another, ...
the limbic system
... Rotenone is extracted from … various tropical plants … Like many plants that produce what are in effect their own pesticides, these plants apparently evolved to produce the compound as a way of warding off insects and other pests. {secondary compounds} Rotenone is found in 680 compounds … organic ga ...
... Rotenone is extracted from … various tropical plants … Like many plants that produce what are in effect their own pesticides, these plants apparently evolved to produce the compound as a way of warding off insects and other pests. {secondary compounds} Rotenone is found in 680 compounds … organic ga ...
Chapter 9: Behavior Therapy
... Treatment goals are stated in concrete and objective terms Conclusions are made based on what is observed Therapy is a collaboration between therapist and client Clients are expected to be active Clients ‘do something’ to bring about a change: engage in new behaviors Interventions are monitored and ...
... Treatment goals are stated in concrete and objective terms Conclusions are made based on what is observed Therapy is a collaboration between therapist and client Clients are expected to be active Clients ‘do something’ to bring about a change: engage in new behaviors Interventions are monitored and ...
65430_1 - Griffith Research Online
... To see brain in action through brain recordings is fascinating to students. Yet, it becomes even more intriguing when they realized that brain activity is correlated with mental processes. The brain can be observed through recordings of electricity generated by neurons by measuring brain ways (the e ...
... To see brain in action through brain recordings is fascinating to students. Yet, it becomes even more intriguing when they realized that brain activity is correlated with mental processes. The brain can be observed through recordings of electricity generated by neurons by measuring brain ways (the e ...