The Central Nervous System
... B. Under the gray matter is white matter, but nuclei of gray matter, known as the basal nuclei, lie deep within the white matter of the cerebrum. C. Synaptic potentials within the cerebral cortex produce the electrical activity seen in an electroencephalogram (EEG). II. The two cerebral hemispheres ...
... B. Under the gray matter is white matter, but nuclei of gray matter, known as the basal nuclei, lie deep within the white matter of the cerebrum. C. Synaptic potentials within the cerebral cortex produce the electrical activity seen in an electroencephalogram (EEG). II. The two cerebral hemispheres ...
Psychology study guide chapter 2 Phrenology Developed by Franz
... Your spines interneurons trigger your hand to pull away from a fire before you can say ‘ow’ Example of reflex reaction Endocrine system Hypothalamus: brain region controlling pituitary gland Thyroid gland: activates metabolism etc. Adrenal glands: inner part helps trigger fight-or-flight r ...
... Your spines interneurons trigger your hand to pull away from a fire before you can say ‘ow’ Example of reflex reaction Endocrine system Hypothalamus: brain region controlling pituitary gland Thyroid gland: activates metabolism etc. Adrenal glands: inner part helps trigger fight-or-flight r ...
1) Corticotropin releasing hormone secretion would not raise the
... 6) True/False: Cortisol is a glucocorticoid produced in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal medulla and it causes glycogen in the liver to be broken down to increase the blood glucose concentration during times of stress. a) True b) False 7) True/False: The receptor for the hormone insulin is a tyro ...
... 6) True/False: Cortisol is a glucocorticoid produced in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal medulla and it causes glycogen in the liver to be broken down to increase the blood glucose concentration during times of stress. a) True b) False 7) True/False: The receptor for the hormone insulin is a tyro ...
Abstracts - Yale School of Medicine
... Brain size during adulthood is a function of two processes: brain growth and brain shrinkage. Brain growth determines the maximum size an individual’s brain achieves, usually during early adolescence. Brain shrinkage begins late in the second or early in the third decade of life and continues over t ...
... Brain size during adulthood is a function of two processes: brain growth and brain shrinkage. Brain growth determines the maximum size an individual’s brain achieves, usually during early adolescence. Brain shrinkage begins late in the second or early in the third decade of life and continues over t ...
1. Dr. Swanson`s powerpoint lecture
... I. SRY codes for Testis-Determining Factor • Was the object of an intense search. • SRY gene on the Y chromosome was identified as the gene that codes for TDF: – SRY is translocated to X in rare XX males – SRY is absent from Y in rare XY females ...
... I. SRY codes for Testis-Determining Factor • Was the object of an intense search. • SRY gene on the Y chromosome was identified as the gene that codes for TDF: – SRY is translocated to X in rare XX males – SRY is absent from Y in rare XY females ...
Autonomic Nervous System Peripheral NS and Spinal Cord A
... – Inability to understand speech but talks freely and fast but make little sense e.g. I was over the other one, and then after they had been in the department, I was in this one. – Difficulty is understanding the meaning of words needed to express what they intend to say. • Recovery from aphasia ...
... – Inability to understand speech but talks freely and fast but make little sense e.g. I was over the other one, and then after they had been in the department, I was in this one. – Difficulty is understanding the meaning of words needed to express what they intend to say. • Recovery from aphasia ...
Biological Approach
... treatments. Previous studies of twins and adopted siblings have suggested there likely are genes in common underlying alcoholism and depression, and that the two disorders seem to run in families. But the lead researcher of the new study says this is the first report of a specific gene that seems to ...
... treatments. Previous studies of twins and adopted siblings have suggested there likely are genes in common underlying alcoholism and depression, and that the two disorders seem to run in families. But the lead researcher of the new study says this is the first report of a specific gene that seems to ...
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE
... Where is this area? What is controlled in the Broca’s area? Which hemisphere is this usually in? What happens when there is damage to the Broca’s area? Where are areas of higher intellectual reasoning located? Where are complex memories stored? Where is the speech area? What does it allow you to do? ...
... Where is this area? What is controlled in the Broca’s area? Which hemisphere is this usually in? What happens when there is damage to the Broca’s area? Where are areas of higher intellectual reasoning located? Where are complex memories stored? Where is the speech area? What does it allow you to do? ...
Scientific priorities for the BRAIN Initiative
... called for a national program to develop technologies to accelerate our understanding of how the brain works. One aspect of this new initiative would be the mapping of neural firing patterns in behaving animals, which would show how brain activity underlies mental activities and behaviors. This plan ...
... called for a national program to develop technologies to accelerate our understanding of how the brain works. One aspect of this new initiative would be the mapping of neural firing patterns in behaving animals, which would show how brain activity underlies mental activities and behaviors. This plan ...
In your journal, take notes by writing the name of
... muscles — the ones that move when you want them to. When you're thinking hard, you're using your cerebrum. Your memory also lives in the cerebrum — both short-term memory (what you ate for dinner last night) and long-term memory (the name of that rollercoaster you rode on two summers ago). The size ...
... muscles — the ones that move when you want them to. When you're thinking hard, you're using your cerebrum. Your memory also lives in the cerebrum — both short-term memory (what you ate for dinner last night) and long-term memory (the name of that rollercoaster you rode on two summers ago). The size ...
How Psychologists Study the Brain
... powerful magnetic forces and radio-frequency (RF) waves to make detailed 3-dimensional pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and most other internal body structures. Some MRI scans require a contrast medium to provide clearer images. Different tissues react differently to the magnetic current and t ...
... powerful magnetic forces and radio-frequency (RF) waves to make detailed 3-dimensional pictures of organs, soft tissues, bone and most other internal body structures. Some MRI scans require a contrast medium to provide clearer images. Different tissues react differently to the magnetic current and t ...
Exercise and the Bra..
... down into a form easily burned by neurons. This substance is released into the space between the cells and the neurons swallow it, maintaining their energy levels. But while scientists knew that the brain had and could access these energy stores, they had been unable to study when the brain’s stored ...
... down into a form easily burned by neurons. This substance is released into the space between the cells and the neurons swallow it, maintaining their energy levels. But while scientists knew that the brain had and could access these energy stores, they had been unable to study when the brain’s stored ...
MIND CONTROLLED ROBOT
... Hz. The waves are subdivided into band widths known as alpha, beta, theta and delta. Each of the bandwidths are emitted during different states of mind. For e.g. Beta is emitted when the mind is focused on something. I used this frequency to control a robot. EEG has been in existence since 1924. It ...
... Hz. The waves are subdivided into band widths known as alpha, beta, theta and delta. Each of the bandwidths are emitted during different states of mind. For e.g. Beta is emitted when the mind is focused on something. I used this frequency to control a robot. EEG has been in existence since 1924. It ...
Adolescent Psych: Chapter 3
... Estrogens function in maintaining female secondary sexual characteristics. The most active form of endogenous (or made in the body) estrogen is estradiol. ...
... Estrogens function in maintaining female secondary sexual characteristics. The most active form of endogenous (or made in the body) estrogen is estradiol. ...
Chapter 8: Sensation and Perception
... Maintenance activities: eating, drinking, body temperature Helps govern endocrine system (via pituitary gland) Linked to emotion and reward ...
... Maintenance activities: eating, drinking, body temperature Helps govern endocrine system (via pituitary gland) Linked to emotion and reward ...
File
... Left brain vs. right brain The human brain is divided into two hemispheres, the left and right, connected by a bundle of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum. The hemispheres are strongly, though not entirely, symmetrical. The left brain controls all the muscles on the right-hand side of the body ...
... Left brain vs. right brain The human brain is divided into two hemispheres, the left and right, connected by a bundle of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum. The hemispheres are strongly, though not entirely, symmetrical. The left brain controls all the muscles on the right-hand side of the body ...
BN22 hormonal control
... Types of Neurohormones Amino acid-derived hormones e.g. epinephrine released from adrenal medulla Protein & Peptide Hormones Bind to membrane receptors Activate the 2nd messenger system ~ ...
... Types of Neurohormones Amino acid-derived hormones e.g. epinephrine released from adrenal medulla Protein & Peptide Hormones Bind to membrane receptors Activate the 2nd messenger system ~ ...
Hormones
... Types of Neurohormones Amino acid-derived hormones e.g. epinephrine released from adrenal medulla Protein & Peptide Hormones Bind to membrane receptors Activate the 2nd messenger system ~ ...
... Types of Neurohormones Amino acid-derived hormones e.g. epinephrine released from adrenal medulla Protein & Peptide Hormones Bind to membrane receptors Activate the 2nd messenger system ~ ...
General PLTW Document - Buncombe County Schools
... and hearing. Senses such as sight and smell are processed by the brain after signals are sent through specialized nerves such as the optic nerve. Alternately, sensory neurons in the skin send signals through the spinal cord in order for the brain to interpret sensations of touch, pain, heat, and col ...
... and hearing. Senses such as sight and smell are processed by the brain after signals are sent through specialized nerves such as the optic nerve. Alternately, sensory neurons in the skin send signals through the spinal cord in order for the brain to interpret sensations of touch, pain, heat, and col ...
The Human Nervous System
... functions of life like breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Midbrain Pons ...
... functions of life like breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Midbrain Pons ...
File - firestone falcons
... • Pons – a bridge of fibers that connects the brainstem with the cerebellum – it also contains several clusters of cell bodies involved with sleep and arousal. • Cerebellum – (little brain) – critical to the coordination of movement and to the sense of equilibrium or physical balance. There is some ...
... • Pons – a bridge of fibers that connects the brainstem with the cerebellum – it also contains several clusters of cell bodies involved with sleep and arousal. • Cerebellum – (little brain) – critical to the coordination of movement and to the sense of equilibrium or physical balance. There is some ...
SPHS 4050, Neurological bases, PP 03a
... matter on outside. Gray matter also makes up nuclei in brainstem (surrounded by white matter) and nuclei that make up the thalamus & basal ganglia Spinal cord ...
... matter on outside. Gray matter also makes up nuclei in brainstem (surrounded by white matter) and nuclei that make up the thalamus & basal ganglia Spinal cord ...
Sex and Hormones - Bakersfield College
... • Extra estradiol does not determine whether the individual looks female or male. • Estradiol and other estrogens do modify various aspects of the development of the brain and the internal sexual organs. • The absence of sex hormones generally leads to female-looking external genitalia • If a male r ...
... • Extra estradiol does not determine whether the individual looks female or male. • Estradiol and other estrogens do modify various aspects of the development of the brain and the internal sexual organs. • The absence of sex hormones generally leads to female-looking external genitalia • If a male r ...