Nervous System/Neurotransmission
A neuron at rest has this type of charge inside the cell.
What is negative?
When one drink's alcohol, their ability to form new memories is affected. This limbic system structure is implicated in that process.
What is the hippocampus?
When a new international student arrived at WMA, they experienced jet lag. This concept, also known as the body's biological clock, was affected by their travel across the world.
What is circadian rhythm?
When Alek turns out the lights, his eyes adjust to the new darkness via dark adaptation. In his eyes, these photoreceptor cells are activating.
What are rods?
This part of the eye contains the photoreceptors where transduction occurs.
What is the retina?
This happens to the rate of digestion when the sympathetic nervous system is activated.
What is "slows down"?
To measure sleep patterns in Shaq's brain, they attached electrodes to his scalp and used this device.
What is EEG?
What is narcolepsy?
These inner ear components are implicated in balance.
What are the semicircular canals?
Malik Nabers is a Giants receiver who is incredibly able to run, track where the football is being thrown, bring it down for a catch, and keep his feet in bounds to score a touchdown. This sense is responsible for Nabers' ability to know where his body is in order to make these complex movements.
What is kinesthesis?
The cross country team LOVESSSS running. They say they feel a natural high when doing so, most likely resulting from the release of this neurotransmitter.
What are endorphins?
This type of drug is often used to help alleviate pain.
What are opioids?
These types of feelings, such as the feeling that you're falling, are typical of NREM Stage 1 sleep.
What are hypnagogic sensations?
Dr. Lafiandra is testing the effect of expectation on one's ability to hear a high-pitched beeping noise. This theory best explains why those expecting the noise were more likely to hear it.
What is signal detection theory?
Bobby leaves his sweaty lacrosse gear in his room. Over time, he stops noticing its smell due to this phenomenon.
What is sensory adaptation?
This type of neurons communicate information on touch to the brain.
What are sensory/afferent neurons?
As a young child, Ruby had the left hemisphere of her brain removed. This concept explains how Ruby was able to recover primary functions after this surgery.
What is neuroplasticity?
This sleep stage occurs immediately before REM sleep.
What is NREM Stage 2?
A researcher plays a noise and asks the participant to identify when the pitch changes. They are likely measuring this.
What is just noticeable difference/difference threshold?
Ms. Labosky fell off the stationary bike in the gym (true story unfortunately) and scraped up her shins. She rubs the injury to help relieve the pain. The reason this helps the pain is explained by this theory.
What is gate control theory?
Lori was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. The binding of this neurotransmitter is blocked by antibodies, resulting in difficulties with muscle movement.
What is acetylcholine?
A split brain patient has an image projected to his right visual field. He is then able to name that image. This is severed in his brain.
What is the corpus callosum?
This theory posits that dreams are the brain making sense of random neural activity.
What is activation-synthesis theory?
This theory of color best explains why you may see green, black, and yellow afterimages when you stare at the French flag for a while and then look at a blank white wall.
What is opponent-process theory?
Jane associates specific colors when she hears sounds. As she listens to her sister play the trumpet, she says that a specific note at the end of the piece evokes a yellow vision. Jane has this condition.
What is synesthesia?