Brain
What is the parietal lobe responsible for?
Registers and processes bodily sensations
What are depressants?
Drugs that calm neural activity and slow down the brain.
Why is it important to sleep?
Sleeps keeps the biological/circadian rhythm stable.
Needed to maintain optimal function
What are neurotransmitters?
What is the myelin sheath?
It is a fatty layer that protects the axon and increases the speed of the impulse.
Give an example of a hallucinogen.
LSD, PCP, THC, Ecstasy, Shrooms
What is one reason why we dream?
1. Info processing
2. physiological
3. cognitive development
Name a neurotransmitter
Serotonin
Norepinephrine
Acetylcholine
GABA
Glutamate
Endorphins
Dopamine
What is the function of the thalamus?
It processes human senses except for sense and relays movement, emotions, memories, and alertness.
What is the difference between addiction and dependence?
Addiction - uncontrollable craving
Dependence - body is used to effects and goes into withdrawl
What is the latent of a dream?
Symbolic meaning
What is the difference between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters?
Excitatory - triggers an action
inhibitory - stop an action
What is Wernicke area?
Controls speech comprehension
What is the gateway drug?
Marijuana
What is the frequency of NREM2 sleep waves?
Theta (rapid bursts
What neurotransmitter is most prevalent if someone who didn't study is taking the AP Psych test?
Norepinephrine