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Sensation and Perception
Consciousness
Neuroscience Terminology
Parts of the Neuron
Parts of the Brain
100

Another name for the sense of taste. 

What is gustation?

100

This is a artificially induced state, in which the mind is more accessible.

What is hypnosis?

100
This is the basic unit of the nervous system.
What is the neuron?
100
This 1mm gap separates neurons from one another.
What is the synapse?
100
This brain structure in the "super highway" between the brain hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
200

The sense of taste and smell work hand-in-hand. Both of these senses are considered ______ senses.

What are chemical senses? 

200

Also known as paradoxical sleep, this is the longest of the sleep cycles.

What is REM?

200
Name the 2 main divisions of the nervous system.
What is the central and peripheral nervous systems?
200
This neurotransmitter is involved with both memory and movement....
What is Ach?
200
The cerebral cortex divides the brain into 4 lobes. Which lobe contains the visual cortex?
What is the occipital lobe?
300

Eye doctors often use this test during eye exams to see if your eyes turn inward on an object.  

What is convergence?

300

Symptoms of this disorder may also include insomnia.

What is narcolepsy?

300
This bodily system often works in conjunction with the nervous and consists of many glands. Name the system.
What is the endocrine system?
300
These structures receive chemical messages from neighboring neurons.
What are dendrites?
300
Name the 3 structures of the hindbrain.
What are the pons, medulla, and the cerebellum?
400

The old lady-young lady example from the beginning of Chapter 4 is an example of what?

What is figure-ground?

400

Name two types of drugs that classify as stimulants.

What are cocaine/crack, caffeine, nicotine and/or amphetamines/methamphetamines?

400
This is the brain's ability to reorganize and change its structure and function throughout the lifespan.
What is neuroplasticity?
400
If you are missing the myelin sheath around the axon, you may be diagnosed with this chronic disease?
What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?
400
Often called the "relay station", this structure relays information regarding all senses but smell.
What is the thalamus?
500

These chemicals are part of the sense of olfaction and affect one's behaviors and sexual attraction.

What are pheromones?

500

According to Freud, if you are dreaming about walking down a hallway, this illustrates the ______ content of the dream. Whereas the latent content is that you are dreaming about sexual intercourse. 

What is manifest content?

500
Psychologists often turn to ________, the study of how heredity and environment affect us.
What is behavioral genetics?
500
This is another name for the cell body.
What is the soma?
500
This small, almond-sized structure has been linked to aggression and fear.
What is the amgydala?