Biology
These are specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit electrical and chemical signals in the body. Also called nerve cells.
What are neurons?
This is the process of transforming stimuli from the senses into electrical signals before the brain makes sense of it.
What is transduction?
Body patterns follow this rhythm of sleep and wake that coordinate with light and dark.
What is Circadian Rhythm?
Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment was originally performed on this animal.
What is a dog?
This stage of memory has an unlimited capacity and can hold onto information indefinitely.
What is Long Term Memory?
This is a fatty substance that insulates the axon and speeds the transmission of the neural message.
What is myelin sheath?
This is the outer layer of the eye that shields it from damage and focuses incoming light waves.
What is the cornea?
This is the stage of sleep is where dreaming occurs.
What is REM sleep?
This stimulus is a stimulus that does not cause a relevant automatic response.
What is the neutral stimulus?
This type of memory can temporarily maintain and process a limited amount of information, usually 7-9 units of information.
What is short term memory?
What are neurotransmitters?
A snail-shaped, fluid filled organ of the inner ear lined with the basilar membrane.
What is the cochlea?
This is a breathing related sleep disorder in which there is a complete absence of air flow.
What is sleep apnea?
This type of conditioning occurs with automatic reflexes.
What is classical conditioning?
This strategy of grouping numbers, letters or other items into recognizable subsets is useful for increasing the quantity of information that can be maintained in short term memory.
What is chunking?
This is a major component of the human nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord.
What is the CNS, or the Central Nervous System.
This is a name for the sense of smell.
What is Olfaction?
These are frightening dreams that occur during REM sleep.
What are nightmares?
This type of conditioning occurs when rewards and punishments are given following a behavior.
What is operant conditioning?
This type of memory is a detailed account of circumstances surrounding an emotionally significant or shocking, sometimes historic event like a car accident or terrorist attack.
What is flashbulb memory?
This branch of the peripheral nervous system controls involuntary processes within the body such as digestion and heart rate.
This is the name for the sense of taste.
What is gustation?
A disturbance in non-REM sleep, generally occurring in children; characterized by screaming, staring fearfully and usually no memory of the episodes.
What are night terrors?
This type of reinforcement is removing something unpleasant in order to reproduce the desired behavior.
This stage of memory can capture near-exact copies of vast amounts of sensory stimuli for a very brief period of time.
What is sensory memory?