Nervous System
Neurotransmitters
The Brain
Dreams & Nightmares
Perspectives
100
The two parts of the nervous system?
Central and Peripheral Nervous System
100
What are neurotransmitters?
Chemical substances that can affect neuronal communication.
100
The brain lives in the what nervous system?
Central Nervous System
100
Define Consciousness
A person's awareness of surroundings
100
Third force; Free will
Humanistic
200
The Central Nervous consists of...
Brain and Spinal cord
200
What type of neurotransmitter are Endorphins?
Inhibitory
200
Purple Dinosaur and its function.
Hippocampus- processes memory and deals with learning
200
What is Implicit processing?
processing that happens w/o conscious awareness.
200
What person deals with biopsychological?
George L. Engel
300
The Peripheral Nervous consists of...
Autonomic and Somatic nervous system
300
Define GABA?
Gamma-aminobutyric acid
- involved in sleep & inhibits movements.
300
The brainstem consists of...
Midbrain, medulla oblongata, and pons
300
How much sleep do us young adults need?
7-9 hours
300
What is Biopsychology?
the study of the biological bases of behavior and mental processes.
400
Name the parts of a Neuron.
Dentrite, Soma, Axon, Myelin Sheath, Terminal Bulbs, Nucleus.
400
What do agonists do?
Mimics or enhances the effects of a neurotransmitter.
400
The parietal lobe deals with...?
Sensory information
400
The adaptive theory states that...
animals and humans evolved sleep patterns to avoid predators by sleeping when predators are most active.
400
Factors of cognition?
Memory, thinking, learning, and perception
500
The 3 chemicals or ions within a neuron are...
Sodium, Chlorine, Potassium
Na+, Cl-, K+
500
Neurotransmitters do what...
they transmit, diffuse, and reuptake
500
Letter E, Letter C, Letter L
500
What is the AIM hypothesis?
Activation Information Mode- information that is accessed during waking hours can have an influence on the synthesis of dreams.
500
Why we lie and why we like who we like refers to...?
Evolutionary perspective