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Behavioral Neuroscience
The neural and biological bases o...,
Earliest written record that ment...,
The birthplace of neuroscience
11  cards
Evolution
Personal cause for why you behave...,
Ultimate or genetic cause for why...,
Dna with known function
13  cards
Evolution and Genetics
Process by which organisms better...,
A measure of how well organisms a...,
Type of natural selection where e...
9  cards
From Evolution to the Brain
The ability of an organism to pas...,
Evolutionary strategy that favors...,
Altruism performed for future ret...
8  cards
Brain Anatomy
Hereditary brain disease characte...,
Top of the brain,
Bottom of the brain
26  cards
Neuroanatomy
Little brain responsible for coor...,
Brain region that consists of the...,
Middle part of the brain
14  cards
Neurons and Action Potentials
Layers of membranes and cells tha...,
Material that can pass through th...,
Material that is blocked by the b...
21  cards
Action Potentials and Neurotransmission
Element with higher concentration...,
Element with higher concentration...,
Amount of sodium ejected in cycle...
14  cards
Neurotransmission
Changes in membrane potential due...,
Type of post synaptic potential t...,
Type of post synaptic potential t...
7  cards
Neurotransmission and Drugs
Any molecule to binds to a receptor,
The reabsorption of a neurotransm...,
Determine the effect of a ligand
27  cards
Introduction to Sensory Processing
When one builds a tolerance to a ...,
When one becomes hyper responsive...,
Death of neurons as a result of d...
11  cards
Sensory Coding and Vision
Molecules,
Type of recording that involves i...,
Type of recording
9  cards
Vision
Man blinded by a chemical explosi...,
Series of rectangles monotone tha...,
Cells in the retina that are plac...
15  cards
Vision 2
Retinal implant medical device th...,
Nucleus of the thalamus has 6 layers,
Layers of big cells that make up ...
13  cards
From Vision to Hearing
Inability to pay attention to a w...,
Fast eye movements to interpret a...,
Person with this lesion will be a...
15  cards
Hearing cont. and the Chemical Senses
Nuclei located in the brain stem ...,
One of the key ways for the brain...,
One of the key ways for the brain...
18  cards
Chemical Senses
Amount of receptors each olfactor...,
Final part of the chemical sense ...,
Smell loss or a reduced sense of ...
9  cards
Sheep Brain Dissection
Protective sheets of tissue that ...,
Toughest outer layer on mininges,
Middle layer filled with cs fluid
27  cards
Mini Lecture #1 - Sociobiology
The scientific study of the facto...,
Dmitry belyaev,
Published the expression of the e...
12  cards
Mini Lecture #2 - Addiction
Substance used to bring about cha...,
Most abused drug,
Definition of addiction that excl...
14  cards
Mini Lecture #3 - Schizophrenia
Symptoms that are additional ex h...,
Symptoms that are reductive ex re...,
Age frame when most people are di...
13  cards
Introduction to Learning and Memory
Told anecdote about how smelling ...,
Learning and memory often increas...,
Disorder that develops in some pe...
29  cards
Learning and Memory Part 2
The neural representation of memo...,
First researcher of brain mechani...,
Theory that all areas of the cort...
14  cards
Memory and the Hippocampus
What causes the synapse to change...,
What receptor contains magnesium,
What binds to ampa and nmda recep...
16  cards
Emotion
Mental reactions accompanied by p...,
Conscious awareness and reactions...,
What are the 6 emotions
25  cards
Motivation of Basic Drives
Allows the brain a way of setting...,
What are the two types of motivation,
What are the three stages necessa...
28  cards
Motivation and Decision Making
Performed self stimulation experi...,
Brain area that contains dopamine...,
What does the dopamine mesolimbic...
15  cards

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