The Nervous System
What two structures make up the central nervous system (CNS)?
The Brain and Spinal Cord
In which part of your brain do you process vision
The back of the brain/Occipital
When do hormones usually play a big role in changing mood and personality
extreme drop or raise in hormone levels
Maybe an example such as Post-Partum
What is a circadian rhythm?
Your 24-hour biological clock, when things become a habit
Name the two altered states of consciousness we discussed this unit
Sleep and Drugs
Which nervous system division is responsible for automatic processes
The Autonomic Nervous System
Which part of the brain is said to shrink according to some studies on kids who experience traumatic homelives
The Hippocampus
Which hormone is associated with reward and motivation
Dopamine
What is Sleep Pressure
Builds the longer you stay awake; decreases during sleep.
Makes you increasingly sleepier the longer you are awake
What is the hard problem with consciousness?
How do physical processes in our brain lead us to have subjective experiences
What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS), and how does it connect with the CNS?
A system of nerves that carry sensory information to the CNS
What does Phineas Gage's injury and recovery tell us about the brain?
That parts of the brain are specialized in specific things
What is the Endocrine system
A system of glands that release different types of hormones
What is the difference between an agonist and an antagonist at a neurotransmitter receptor?
An agonist activates receptors, while a antagonist blocks them
What is the basic rundown of Integrated Information Theory
The more information your brain integrates the more conscious something is
Which nervous system is involved when you do something voluntarily
Somatic Nervous System
Which part of the brain is associated with planning and decision making
The Frontal Lobe/Pre-front Cortex
sharp drop in levels of estrogen and progesterone hormones
What is the main difference between NREM sleep and REM sleep
During NREM sleep your brain is somewhat inactive. While in REM sleep your eyes rapidly move and your brain activity resembles someone who is awake
How does panpsychism differ from cosmopsychism?
panpsychism is the idea that everything no matter how small can be conscious. Cosmopsychism proposes that the universe itself is one conscious being
Explain the difference between the Parasympathetic Nervous system and the Sympathetic
The Parasympathetic is known as the rest and digest system, while the sympathetic is fight or flight
What are the three main divisions of the brain called
The Forebrain, Hindbrain, and Midbrain
Name at least two of the three types of hormones
1. Steroids/Lipids
2. Peptide/Protein
3. Amine/Thyroid
Why could Caffeine be considered a psychoactive drug
It changes brain activity by blocking adenosine receptors, making you feel more alert and less sleepy.
What is the term Philosophical Zombie in reference to?
an imagined exact physical duplicate of a human without experience/consciousness