Introduction to neuroscience

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Decks in this class (19)

Neuroanatomy
Cns 1,
Ans is 2,
Grey matter consist of 3
37  cards
Cell biology
Cell contains 1,
Plasma membranes function 2,
How does a cell sense its environ...
10  cards
Neurophysiology
Resting potential 1,
Membrane potential 2,
Action potential 3
8  cards
The synapse
What is a synapse 1,
Two types of synapse 2,
Electrical synapse 3
7  cards
Glia cells
Glia function 1,
Different types of glia cells 2,
Astrocytes 3
7  cards
Imagining technics
Different brain mapping techniques 1,
Lesion studies 2,
Imaging brain structure 3
13  cards
Development of CNS
Nervous system originate from 1,
Describe early development of cns 2,
Progenitors divide 3
5  cards
Sensory
Describe the properties of taste ...,
Describe the cell types in taste ...,
Labelled line combinatorial code ...
26  cards
Vision
How is light detected 1,
What is phototransduction 2,
Two systems of photoreceptors 3
12  cards
Somatic system
Somatosensory signals are generat...,
Dermatome 2,
Sensory nerves 3
9  cards
Pain
Nociceptors 1,
How does the sense of pain travel 2,
The afferent neurons sensing pain...
11  cards
Basal ganglia
The nuclei that constitute the ba...,
Direct pathway 2,
Indirect pathway 3
15  cards
Thalamus
With respect to inputs what is th...,
Mention one first order nuclei an...,
Mention one higher order nuclei a...
7  cards
Emotion
Pyramidal projections are involve...,
Extrapyramidal are involved in 2,
How are volitional and emotional ...
11  cards
Cognition
What is cognition 1,
Cognitive functions 2,
Three lobes relevant for cognition 3
8  cards
Plasticity and learning
Mechanisms underlying long term p...,
Mechanisms underlying long term d...
2  cards
Memory
Define declarative memory 1,
Define non declarative memory 2,
What is the most scientifically g...
9  cards
Sleep
How can we define sleep 1,
How can we measure sleep 2,
How is sleep regulated 3
7  cards
Examen set
Describe two features of long ter...,
What is the name of the enzyme co...,
How is glutamate removed from the...
67  cards

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