Heredity vs Environment
These are the two main factors that influence people's traits
What is nature (genetics) and nurture (environment)
This is what the Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of
What is the brain and spinal cord
This is the part of the brain that interprets visual signals
What is the occiptal lobe
This is the sleeping disorder that causes sleep attacks
What is narcolepsy
This is the function of a rod
This is the idea that people should selectively breed together to pass on desirable traits and eliminate undesirable traits
What is eugenics
These are the three types of neurons
What are the sensory (afferent), motor (efferent), and interneurons
This is the function of the frontal lobe
What is decision-making, movement, planning, and personality
What is nREM stage 1
This is the lobe that would be damaged if a person cannot recognize their friend's face
What is occipital/temporal lobe
This is the main type of study used to determine the effect of heredity vs environment on people's traits
What is twin studies
This is the function of the myelin sheath (Schwann cells)
What is to insulate the axon to increase transmission speed
This is the function of the amygdala
What is processing emotions, like fear and aggression
This is the sleeping disorder that is responsible for temporary cessations of breathing during sleep
What is sleep apnea
This is the theory that explains the following example:
A person stares at a red dot, then sees a green afterimage when looking at a white wall.
This is considered the Father of Eugenics
What is Sir Francis Galton
What is negative before and positive during
These are the part of the brain that is responsible for speech production and the part of the brain that is responsible for speech comprehension
What is Broca's area and Wernicke's area
This is the stage of sleep characterized by slow beta waves
What is REM sleep
This is the only sense that bypasses the thalamus
What is the olfactory sense (smell)
This is the biological name for identical twins
What is monozygotic twins
What is acetylcholine receptors
This is the brain’s ability to rewire, adapt, and form new neural connections, especially after injury or during development
What is brain plasticity
What is superchiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
This is the part of the body through which the vestibular sense maintains balance
What is the semicircular canal