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Brain

GamesUnit 2 Neural

Processing

Endocrine

SystemGenetics

Nervous

System

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A cluster of destroyed brain cells

(either normal or defective)

A 100

Lesion

A 100

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Part of the “old brain,”

consisting of the medulla,

pons, and reticular formation

A 200

Brainstem

A 200

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Areas of the cerebral cortex

involved in higher mental

functions, not in primary

motor and sensory functions

A 300

Association Areas

A 300

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“Broca” is to speaking as

“Wernicke” is to this

A 400

Interpreting

(understanding language)

A 400

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Vogel and Bogen split the

brain by severing this

connection between the left

and right hemispheres;

patients appeared normal,

until further review

A 500

Corpus-callosum

A 500

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Together with hindsight bias,

this can lead to overestimate

our intuition

B 100

Overconfidence

B 100

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This implies clear predictions

that anyone can use to check a

theory

B 200

Hypothesis

B 200

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Obtaining this prior to

allowing a subject to

participate in an experiment

is key to conducting an

ethical study

B 300

Informed consent

B 300

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A measure of variation that indicates

how far from the mean scores are

distributed.

B 400

Standard Deviation

B 400

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It’s what is being measured in

an experiment

B 500

Dependent Variable

B 500

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These bushy tentacles receive

messages from other cells

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Dendrites

C 100

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Where a terminal branch

attaches to another neuron

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Synapse

C 200

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This covers the axon and

helps to speed neural

transmission

C 300

Myelin Sheath

C 300

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When this neurotransmitter is

deficient, Parkinson’s disease

may result

C 400

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Dopamine

C 400

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C 500

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Deterioration of neurons that

produce this neurotransmitter

is found in Alzheimer’s

patients; also enables muscle

action, learning, and memory

C 500

Acetylcholine (ACh)

C 500

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The brain and spinal cord

D 100

Central Nervous System

D 100

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This neural network controls

the self-regulated actions of

internal organs and glands

D 200

Autonomic Nervous System

D 200

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Your heightened alertness when

the bell rings, or when you enter

a room for a big test, is thanks to

this neural network

D 300

Sympathetic

D 300

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This happens when your skin

receptors send information to

your spinal cord, in turn

sending motor neurons to

make you react before your

brain has processed the

information

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Reflex

D 400

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This neural network controls

your muscles’ voluntary

movements

D 500

Somatic Nervous System

D 500

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Chemically, they are the same

as neurotransmitters, but they

are found in the endocrine

system

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Hormones

E 100

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This “master” endocrine

gland regulates growth

E 200

Pituitary

E 200

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These glands release

adrenaline and noradrenaline,

and are responsible for “fight

or flight”

E 300

Adrenal glands

E 300

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The “master” of the pituitary

gland

E 400

Hypothalamus

E 400

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This gland affects

metabolism, among other

things

E 500

Thyroid gland

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A twisted band of DNA; you

have 46 of them, 23 from

each parent

F 100

Chromosome

F 100

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A genetic predisposition that

is likely to be passed on to

subsequent generations is an

example of this principle

F 200

Natural Selection

F 200

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A random error in gene

replication that leads to a

change

F 300

Genetic Mutation

F 300

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This is described as the

proportion of variation among

individuals that can be

attributed to genes.

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Heritability

F 400

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The study of genetics and

diseases; a relatively new

scientific frontier

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Molecular Genetics

F 500

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,

which attacks the motor neurons in

the nervous system, is more

commonly known as this

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Lou Gehrig’s Disease

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