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BIOLOGY
BEHAVIOR
SENSATION
PERCEPTION
CONSCIOUSNESS
100
this part of this your brain regulates hunger, thirst, sexual behavior, body temperature, fight or flight
What is hypothalamus
100
too little of chemical can lead to alzheimer's
What is acetylcholine
100
a light-sensitive layer of tissue, lining the inner surface of the eye
What is retina
100
a visual stimuli (optical illusion) that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality
What is illusion
100
insomnia inability to fall asleep,to sleep, or to stay asleep
What is insomnia
200
endorphins the "natural morphine" in our bodies
What is endorphins
200
this hemisphere of the brain controls spatial behavior and the artistic efforts
What is right hemisphere
200
are responsible for vision at low light levels (scotopic vision). They do not mediate color vision, and have a low spatial acuity
What is rods
200
a process where we take in sensory information from our environment and use that information in order to interact with our environment
What is perception
200
sleep disorder that involves interruption in breathing
What is sleep apnea
300
the part of the brain linked to emotion; specifically anger and fear
What is amygdala
300
the hemisphere of the brain that controls language and logic
What is left hemisphere
300
only a certain amount of information can be processed by the central nervous system at a time
What is gate theory
300
the process of using the senses to acquire information about the surrounding environment or situation
What is perception
300
vivid dreams commonly occur also known as paradoxical sleep; muscles are paralyzed
What is REM sleep
400
neuron and neurotransmitters
What is nerve cell
400
the right side helps to do things like interpret spatial information, and it may have an effect on regulating personality. The left side is involved in a person’s ability to perceive numbers, understand what objects are, and perform writing tasks
What is parietal lobe
400
are active at higher light levels (photopic vision), are capable of color vision and are responsible for high spatial acuity.
What is cones
400
one of two parts of the vestibulocochlear nerve, a cranial nerve present in higher vertebrates
What is auditory nerve
400
occur during REM sleep most of the time but can occur at any stage.
What is DREAMS
500
chemical that is involved in motor messages and behavior too little Parkinson disease to much schizophrenia
What is dopamine
500
part of brain associated with reward, attention, short-term memory tasks, planning, and motivation
What is frontal lobe
500
an ability to sense body position and the movement of muscles, tendons, and joints
What is kinesthetic sense
500
a paired nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain
What is optic nerve
500
narcolepsy sleep disorder which cause a person to fall asleep at unpredictable intervals
What is narcolepsy