The Neuron
When a neuron meets another neuron, the gap in-between is called...
Synaptic Cleft
This place is where neurotransmitters are released from.
Axon Terminals/Terminal Buds
This type of validity comes directly from how effective the method is to measure
Construct Validity
Crossover from important studies: Cahill & McGaugh (1995) research what type of hormone?
Adrenaline
Say the line with me: it's named after an almond and it produces GABA
Amygdala
Sometimes when a neural connection is underused, the brain "cuts off" the connections. This process is done to make neurotransmission more effective
Neural/Synaptic pruning
Name 3 things that can happen to a neurotransmitter once it is released into the synaptic cleft
In Roger & Kesner (2003) the rats used where either injected with Scopolamine or a saline solution, the saline solution is used to limit the effects of extrenous variables on the data, name this type of treatment.
Placebo
Aside from adrenaline, this chemical is released during a fight or flight response.
Cortisol
Name an antagonist for the neurotransmitter acetylcholine
Scopolamine
When the threshold of excitation is exceeded, the neuron activates this electric signal.
Action potential
When a receptor bonds with an agonist, this process happens.
Depolarization
What does Roger & Kesner (2003) and Antonova (2011) have in common in their procedure?
Both use scopolamine
Hormones can only affect these cells.
Target Cells
Agnoist which are externally consumed
Exogenous Agonist
Neurotransmission is this type of process, it's a compound word of it's two main methods of sending signals
Electrochemical
This is where neurotransmitters are stored in before they're released into the synaptic cleft
Synaptic Vesicles
In Troster and Beatty (1989) acetylcholine's role in memory formation is studied, participants were briefed on the potential side effects of scopolamine (dry mouth, forgetfulness, sedation, and hallucinations) and were reminded throughout that they had the right to leave the study. Name these two ethical requirements.
Informed Consent, Right To Withdraw
The Fight or Flight response is this type of endocrine mechanism
Hormone Cascade
Caffine directly affects Adenosine receptors which are responsible for relaxation and blood flow. Name the category of chemicals Caffine belongs to.
Antagonist
What do Myelinating Schwann Cells, a type of glial cell, create when they wrap around a motor neuron?
Myelin Sheath
There are two neurotransmitters that are not kept in vesicles, both of them have an oxygen. The first one is Nitrous Monoxide, name the second one.
Carbon Monoxide
In Crockett et al. (2010) a research investigating the effects of a serotonin agonist on prosocial behaviour, participants where asked: "Would you push someone in front of a train if it meant saving five other people?" Name this type of moral dilemma.
Trolley Problem
Name Melatonin's Antagonist.
CAFFINE!!!!!!!
Acetylcholine, aside from being blocked by scopolamine, could also be "cleaved" by this enzyme, note that enzymes typically end in the suffix "-ase" to indicate the chemical they eliminate.
Acetylcholinesterase