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What is a key characteristic of phrenology?
What is a key characteristic of phrenology?
Which statement best describes lateralization in the brain?
Which statement best describes lateralization in the brain?
What is the process of synaptic pruning?
What is the process of synaptic pruning?
Which component is primarily involved in the communication between presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons?
Which component is primarily involved in the communication between presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons?
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Which of the following functions is primarily associated with Broca's area?
Which of the following functions is primarily associated with Broca's area?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Biopsychology - Test 1 Study Guide
- Mind-Brain Problem: Historical figures like ancient Egyptians to Willis
- Phrenology: Early study of brain localization based on skull shape
- Brain Localization: Specific brain regions linked to particular functions
- Phineas Gage: Famous case study highlighting brain injury effects
- Broca's Area: Region crucial for speech production
- Central Nervous System (CNS): Brain and spinal cord
- Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): Nerves outside CNS
- Brain Planes/Anatomical Directions: Methods of viewing/describing brain regions (e.g., sagittal, coronal, horizontal)
- Hemispheres & Lateralization: Brain divided into left and right hemispheres with specialized tasks
- Interhemispheric Communication: Functions requiring communication between brain hemispheres
- Cerebral Lobes: Major brain subdivisions (e.g., frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital)
- Motor and Sensory Strips: Cortical regions devoted to movement and sensation
- Neuron Structure & Types: Number & shape of neurons; gray and white matter
- Neuron Components: Nuclei, tracts, bundles facilitating communication
- Chemical Neuronal Communication: Neurotransmitter actions
- Action Potentials/Synaptic Transmission: Mechanism of signal transmission between neurons
- Synapses & Vesicles: Structure allowing signal transmission between neurons
- Receptors & Neurotransmitters: Examples and functions
- Resting Potential/Myelination/Salutatory conduction: Neuron functioning
- Presynaptic & Postsynaptic Neuron: Components of signal transmission
- Nervous System Divisions: Sensory, motor, autonomic
- Neurogenesis/Synaptic Pruning: Brain development and organization
- Neurotrophins/Brain Plasticity: Brain's adaptability
- Neurogenesis/Synaptic Pruning: Brain development and organization
- Methods of Studying Brain: Correlational vs. experimental approaches; techniques for examining neuron structure and circuitry, localization, and genetics
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