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Vocabulary
Biological psychology
Neuron
Sensory neurons
Motor neurons
Interneurons
Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
Action potential
Threshold
Synapse
Neurotransmitter
Reuptake
Endorphins
Nervous system
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Nerves
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Reflex
Endocrine system
Adrenal glands
Pituitary gland
Hormones
Lesion
EEG
CT
PET
MRI
fMRI
Brainstem
Medulla
Reticular formation
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Limbic system
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Cerebral cortex
Glial cells
Frontal lobes
Parietal lobes
Occipital lobes
Temporal lobes
Motor cortex
Sensory cortex
Association areas
Aphasia
Broca’s Area
Wernicke’s Area
Plasticity
Neurogenesis
Corpus callosum
Split brain
Consciousness
Cognitive neuroscience
Dual processing
Behavior genetics
Environment
Chromosomes
DNA
Genes
Genome
Identical twins
Fraternal twins
Heritability
Interaction
Molecular genetics
Evolutionary psychology
Natural selection
Mutation
Key People
Rosenzweig, Bennett and Diamond
Paul Broca
Phineas Gage
Michael Gazzaniga
Roger Sperry
Karl Wernicke
Thomas Bouchard
David Buss
Francis Collins
Charles Darwin
Alice Eagly
David Lykken
Robert Plomin
Wendy Wood
Questions
What are neurons, and how do they transmit information?
How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells?
How do neurotransmitters influence behavior, and how do drugs and other chemicals affect
neurotransmitters?
What are the functions of the nervous system’s main divisions?
How does the endocrine system- the boy’s slower information system- transmit its messages?
How do neuroscientists study the brain’s connections to behavior and mind?
What are the functions of important lower-level brain structures?
What functions are served by the various cerebral cortex regions?
What brain areas are involved in language processing?
To what extent can a damaged brain reorganize itself?
What do split brains reveal about the functions of our brain hemispheres?
What is the “dual processing” being revealed by today’s cognitive neuroscience?
What are genes, and how do behavior geneticist explain our individual differences?
What is heritability, and how does it relate to individuals and groups?
What is the promise of molecular genetics research?
How do evolutionary psychologists use natural selection to explain behavior tendencies?
What is the promise of molecular genetics research?
How do evolutionary psychologists use natural selection to explain behavior tendencies?
How might an evolutionary psychologist explain gender differences in sexuality and mating
preferences?
What are the key criticisms of evolutionary psychology?