Vocab
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Lobe responsible for vision
Occipital Lobe
Brain cleans itself of toxins and waste produced during the day
Clean-Up Theory
Active Sleep & associated with dreaming
REM
Opiates are ____
depressants
Sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness
Narcolepsy
Registers and processes body touch and movement sensations
Somatosensory Cortex
Information-Consolidation Theory
The lengthening and increasing frequency and depth of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
REM Rebound
triggers variety of effects including mind hallucinations, disinhibitor
marijuana
support, nourish and protect neuron
Glial Cell
Filters incoming information and relays it to other brain areas
Reticular Formation
An attempt to make sense of random activity in the brain stem
activation-synthesis theory
May experience hallucinations – sensory experiences that occur WITHOUT sensory stimuli
NREM-1
Drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reduce anxiety but impair memory and judgement
barbiturates
A brief electrical impulse transmitted along the axon of a neuron
Action Potential
Where spinal cord swells when entering the brain
Brainstem
Means of protection and conservation of energy
Evolution theory
Every __ minutes we cycle through 4 stages
90
Methamphet is a ____
Stimulant
The surface of the synaptic terminal that faces the synaptic cleft or space between neurons
Presynaptic Membrane
area between old brain and new brain
Limbic System
Sleep rejuvenates the mind and body
Repair and Restoration Theory
During REM-1 you may experience..
Hallucinations
Ecstasy is a _____
Stimulant