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Challenging Terms - Unit #2 Flashcards

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Wernicke’s area

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Language comprehension

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Broca’s area

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Speech production

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Functional MRI

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Measures changes in blood flow in active parts of the brain

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PET scan

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Reveals metabolic or biochemical functions of tissues and organs

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Split brain

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Corpus callosum is severed

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Reflex arc

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Neural pathway that controls a reflex

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Neurotransmission

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Neurotransmitters are released by the axon terminal and bind to/react with dendrites

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Epigenetics

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Study of how environment and behavior can modify genes

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Heritability

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Genes account for traits

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