Sleep, Dreams Circadian Rhythm
This technique is used in polysomnography to measure brain activity based on electrical signals.
What is EEG?
This almond-shaped brain structure is critical for processing and learning fear.
What is the amygdala?
This disorder includes positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions, and negative symptoms like flat affect and reduced motivation.
What is schizophrenia?
While it may sound like you're dreaming about basketball, this term actually describes an increase in REM sleep after it has been selectively deprived.
What is REM rebound?
This theory suggests that physiological responses to perceptions directly cause our emotions.
What is the James-Lange theory?
This type of neurotransmitters, including serotonin and norepinephrine, is often agonized by antidepressants.
What are monoamines?
This theory says dreams have no deeper meaning and content results from random brain activity.
What is the activation-synthesis theory?
This form of stress serves as an animal model and is similar to bullying in humans.
What is subordination stress?
This type of depression occurs during or after pregnancy and is thought to be related to rapid hormonal changes, and stress.
What is peripartum depression?
The circadian clock is located in this part of the hypothalamus.
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)?
This brain area, famously damaged in Phineas Gage, involves emotion-cognition interaction and control of emotional responses.
What is the medial prefrontal cortex?
This condition involves cycles of depression and hypomania, a milder form of mania
What is Bipolar II?
These waves have synchronized activity spikes and cause visual perceptions in dreams.
What are PGO waves?
This field studies interactions among psychological factors, the nervous system, and the immune system.
What is psychoneuroimmunology?
Benzodiazepines tend to treat anxiety symptoms, and insomnia, by agonizing this inhibitory neurotransmitter
What is GABAa?