Physiology & Behavior
Basal Ganglia
Multiple synapses firing all at the same time cause the body to convulse uncontrollably.
Epilepsy
What STM stands for
Short Term memory
Fears
Phobias
Produces melatonin and releases into the bloodstream.
Pinal gland
A disorder of the eye common to older people.
Macular degeneration
Located behind the forehead and is widely believed to be what separates humans from other mammals.
Frontal Lobe
The portion of long-term memory that stores personally experienced events.
Episodic memory
These stressors include variables from the physical environment such as noise, temperature, crowding, and over stimulation.
External stressors
Regulates our bodies internal clock and informs us when to rest and wake.
Circadian rhythm
Language and number processing.
Angular gyrus
Located at the back of the head, and processes visual information such as shape, color, and motion.
Occipital Lobe
We often forget information held in our short-term memory because the passage of time causes us to forget
Decay Theory
Stressors such as odors, heat, noise, and crowding.
Ambient stressors
Stay elevated for 12 hours before returning to barely detectable daytime lows.
Melatonin levels
When people and objects quickly enlarge.
Looming
Small sub-cortical structures are part of the limbic system
Amygdalae
Recalling of facts, rules, concepts, and events, as well as specific stimuli, such as particular scent, sound, sight, taste, or texture
Declarative memory
Interpersonal conflict or violence, disorganized daily life, or a combination of these.
Internal Stressors
Research has shown that ____ ______ boost attention, reaction times, and mood.
Blue wavelengths
One of the structures that make up the corpus striatum in the cerebrum, which is a component of the basal ganglia.
Caudate nucleus
"psychological organ"
Brain
Object memory
Increased activity in the heart, stomach, intestines, and endocrine glands.
Physiological responses
Those who tend to be _____ ______ may benefit from being closer to a window.
Less alert