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who is Santiago Ramon y Cajal and what did he do
artist/pathologist,wasfirst person to see and slice brain tissue
name reception process
SRTTI
stimulis>reception>tranduction>transmission>interpretation
what do sensory pathways contain
chains of neurons from the receptor organ to cerebral cortex
what is the importance of the hippocampus
its crucial in learning, memory, encoding, memory consolidation, and spatial navigation
what is the thalamus
"inner room" gateway to cortex and higher level processes likee consiousness, emotion, reasoning, language
What was Cajals insight called
neuron doctrine
what dorods and cones contain
photopigmant that chemically changes when they absorb light
what are sensory pathways responsable for
perception
what is the round shape above the medulla that helps control body movement, inportant role in balance and walking
its the pons
WHo worked with patient KC and what were the outcomes
Enden Tuvling, after 10 yeaes, KC. had issues with long term selective memory
what is main photopigment
rhodospin
what are the lock and key mechanisms in our that can excite or inhibit a neuron to fire
neurotransmitters
what links the nervous system. and endocrinee system, reward
hypothalamus
what is the oldest part of the brain that controls basic life function like breathing, attention, and motor response
brain stem
what is to be considered the "little brain"
cerebellum, it contols cordination, movement, posture, fine moter skills, emotional responcee and learning
latin for "seahorse"?
Hippocampus its under the tempral lobes, important for long term memory processes; especially for explicit memeory
What is a PET scan
it uses positively charged raadioactive particles to detect changes in metabolism and chemicala activities, provides colar codeed imaging of bosys functions rather that structure