BioPsychology

Studies related to the neurotransmitters of the brain and our behavior

Mind and Body are the same substance

Physical world mind and body are seperate

Hydrolic model; animal spirits flow through nerves responsible for behavior - pereal gland

Electricity makes a frogs leg move; connection between physical explanation for behavior

Stimulated dog's brain to conduct movement

Speed of Neuron conduction

Specific functions in specific brain areas

Correlation to function to specific areas of the brain. 35 bumps on the head responsible for a person's emotion and intellect.

Specific brain areas for speech, thought and movement

Brain functions as a whole unit and not individually; opposite of phrenology

The smallest unit of heredity that makes protein. They are located on the chromosomes

How many chromosomes are there?

Double-Helix that contains all genes nudeotides volnerability - genes can contribute to a predisposition

Indicates how much of a trait is due to genes

Specialized cells that convey information in chemical and electrical forms, transmit commands in other areas, and generate thought emotion and memory

Recieves information from the outside world or other cells

Carrys information to other neurons (or muscle organs)

Branches at the end of axons

The difference in electric charge between the inside and outside of an inactive neuron's membrane

A force that moves ions from the side of the membrane where they are most abundant to the side where they are least abundant

These ions are concentrated on the outside of a neuronal membrane

These ions are concentrated on the inside of a neuronal membrane

A force which repels ions from the side of the membrane with the same charge and attracts them to the side with the opposite charge

A brief depolarization of the neural membrane that enables the neuron to communicate over long distances

Periods of reduced or zero responsiveness

During this period, sodium channels will not reopen, and therefore the axon cannot fire again

the few miliseconds after the absolute refactory period when the potassium channels remain partially open and the membrane has mostly recovered

Gaps between segments of myelin

The connection between two neurons

Causes excitation or inhibition of the post-synaptic membrane by opening channels directly

opens ion channels indirectly and slowly to produce longer lasting effects

Most neurotransmitters are actively transported back into the terminals of the presynaptic cell

Neurons that adjust the number or sensitivity of their receptors to compensate for fluctuations in neurotransmitter release

Regulates synaptic activity

The brain and spinal cord

Bundle of axons in the CNS

Group of cell bodies in the CNS

Bundles of axons in the peripheral nervous system

Group of cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system

Involved in planning movements, and works together with the basal ganglia

Involved in speech production

The largest and one of the most important regions of the human brain. Also plays an important role in organizing and planning.

Important for body sensation and spatial location

A surgical procedure that disconnects the prefrontal area from the rest of the brain