A Intro to Neuro

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Decks in this class (22)

History/Overview
What stain would you use to count...,
Counting cell density with nissl ...,
What parts of the neuron does the...
11  cards
Intro to neurons/Resting membrane potential
What are the two broad categories...,
How many neurons in the human brain,
Neuron structure and function of ...
76  cards
Action Potentials
What are action potentials,
Direction of ap on axon diagram,
Why are action potentials needed
63  cards
Synapses
Diagram showing how chemical tran...,
Three types of synaptic arrangement,
Axodendritic synapse
68  cards
NT systems and pathways
Receptor agonists,
Receptor anga,
What receptor does nicotine bind to
59  cards
Anatomy 1
What is decussation,
Lateral vs medial,
Contralateral
65  cards
Anatomy 2
Divisions of the spine,
What portion of the spine is for ...,
What portion of the spine is for ...
97  cards
Vision 1
Diagram of eye anatomy,
Cornea,
Pupil
95  cards
Vision 2
Retinofugal pathway,
Diagram of retinofugal pathway,
Where is the visual
67  cards
Vision 3
Primary visual cortex v1 area 17 ...,
Ocular dominance columns,
Where do ocular dominance columns...
75  cards
Audition 1
Behavioral functions of audition,
The auditory and visual systems l...,
The auditory and visual systems h...
113  cards
Audition 2
How is sound frequency represented,
Tonotopy,
Spike timing
45  cards
Somatosensory
Divisions of the somatosensory sy...,
Exteroception,
Enteroception
110  cards
Motor 1
Skeletal muscles ___ at the ___ t...,
Types of muscle,
Classifications of muscles by con...
83  cards
Motor 2
Hierarchical organization of the ...,
Diagram of organization of motor ...,
What are the purposes of the orga...
67  cards
Chemical Control of Brain and Behavior
Overview of this chapter,
Overview of diffuse modulatory sy...,
What is the purpose of diffuse mo...
95  cards
Motivation & Homeostasis
Overview of homeostasis,
Role of the hypothalamus in homeo...,
What are the three components of ...
65  cards
Memory Systems
Types of memory,
Declarative explicit memory,
Nondeclarative implicit memory
60  cards
Memory Mechanisms
Inferotemporal cortex area it,
Distributed memory,
Example of memory being distributed
48  cards
Brain Rhythms & Sleep
Outline of topics in rhythms and eeg,
Outline of topics in sleep,
Eeg in synchronized activity
69  cards
Mental Illness
Neurological vs psychiatric disor...,
Anxiety disorders,
Hpa axis
62  cards
Consciousness
Neural activity in which of the f...,
Which of the following structures...,
Which of the following is most li...
19  cards

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