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Glia
the cells in the nervous system that are the "support glue"
TERM 2
Neurons
DEFINITION 2
The communication cells in the Nervous System
TERM 3
ACh (transmitter)
DEFINITION 3
movement, memory (voluntary)
TERM 4
Dopamine (transmitters)
DEFINITION 4
attention, thought, reward, movement (balance and motor-
skills)
TERM 5
Nor-epinephrin (transmitter)
DEFINITION 5
mood and arousal
Serotonin (transmitter)
mood, sleep, appetite, sex drive
TERM 7
Endorphins (transmitter)
DEFINITION 7
pleasure, pain relief
TERM 8
GABA (transmitter)
DEFINITION 8
inhibitory neurotransmitter
TERM 9
Glutamate (transmitter)
DEFINITION 9
excitatory; learning and memory
TERM 10
Adenosine (transmitter)
DEFINITION 10
sleep, fatigue, and behavior
agonist
mimics or promotes a transmitter
TERM 12
antagonist
DEFINITION 12
opposes or blocks transmitters
TERM 13
Cerebellum
DEFINITION 13
little brain; folds under cerebrumhome to neurons helping
balance and coordination
TERM 14
Medulla
DEFINITION 14
monitors autonomic controls; crosses neurons to opposite
sides
TERM 15
Pons
DEFINITION 15
regulates sleep (stages) and sometimes arousal
Reticular Formation
acts like an early alert system (primes receivers)
TERM 17
Thalamus
DEFINITION 17
is a relay station for incoming sensory signals
TERM 18
Hypothalamus
DEFINITION 18
has centers for processing of basic biological drives (hunger,
thirst, sex)
TERM 19
Amygdala
DEFINITION 19
helps us process fear and anger (primitive emotion)
TERM 20
Hippocamups
DEFINITION 20
means "seahorse" and is a vital part for memory
Cerebral Cortex's Parts
FRONTAL (Primary Motor Cortex)OCCIPITAL (Primary Visual
Processing Cortex)TEMPORAL (Primary Auditory
Cortex)PARIETAL (Primary Somatosensory Cortex)
TERM 22
Broca's Area
DEFINITION 22
a region of the brain (in the frontal lobe) with functions linked
to speech production.
TERM 23
Wernicke's Area
DEFINITION 23
the part of the brain (in both the parietal and temporal lobes)
that deals with speech comprehension
TERM 24
Neuroplasticity
DEFINITION 24
Brain Shapeability + Activity: growth and neurogenesis-
Activity: pruning, atrophy, neuron death
TERM 25
Adaptation
DEFINITION 25
decline in sensitivity when stimulation prolonged exposure
Inter-modal
Perception
interaction and combination of sensations from more than
one sensory modality
TERM 27
William James
DEFINITION 27
one of first American psychologistsDesigned first psych
textbookPioneer in Understanding Attention
TERM 28
Robert Sternberg
DEFINITION 28
Cognitive psychologist, similar to James' "intuitive"
approach*Made new textbook
TERM 29
Attention
DEFINITION 29
selection of some info for further processing, inhibition of
other info from further procession; limited and finite;
cognitive function/resource that facilitates other cognitive
processes
TERM 30
Selective Attention
DEFINITION 30
Don't inhibit completely (cocktail)In-attentional
BlindnessChange Blindness
Divided Attention
allocating attention to more than one activity at the same
timecannot simultaneously give full attention to multiple
tasksAttention is a zero-sum game
TERM 32
Automaticity
DEFINITION 32
carry out highly practices behaviors automatically, with little
conscious attention allocated to them
TERM 33
Alcohol
Myopia
DEFINITION 33
limited attention is allocated to only the most salient, easy-
to-process, immediate, attention grabbing cues
TERM 34
Remembering
Dreams
DEFINITION 34
it is difficult toduring REM the nueral pathways (the
"hippocampus firing up") the cortex & hippocampus neurons'
communication is disrupted
