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The divisions of the nervous system: central and peripheral (somatic and autonomic)
What is the nervous system,
What is the central nervous system,
What is the spinal cord
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The structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurons
What is a neuron,
There are 3 main types of neurons...,
What is the nucleus
12
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The process of synaptic transmission, including reference to neurotransmitters, excitation and inhibition
What is a synapse,
What is synaptic transmission,
What are v
11
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The function of the endocrine system
What is the function of the endoc...,
What is the pituitary gland,
What is the thyroid galnd
8
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The fight or flight response, including the role of adrenaline
Wh,
What is the hypothalamus,
The fight or flight response acut...
12
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Localisation of function in the brain
Localisation of function is the i...,
The case study of phineas gage ma...,
The case study of phineas gage ma...
24
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Evaluation of Localisation of function in the brain:
P,
P,
P
6
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Hemispheric lateralisation
The brain is contralateral in mos...,
Left hemisphere,
Right hemisphere
13
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Split brain research
What is the corpus callosum,
How do they treat epilepsy,
Sperry and gazzaniga studied spli...
9
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Brain Plasticity
What is brain plasticity,
Neuroplasticity occurs in the brain,
What is negative neuroplasticity
11
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Functional recovery of the brain after trauma
What is functional recovery,
Explain the study of eb,
What is axon sprouting
10
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Ways of studying the brain
Electroencephalogram eeg,
Positives of using eeg s,
Negatives of egg s
13
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Biological rhythms - Circadian Rhythms
What is a circadian rhythm,
What,
Our body clock is regulated by an...
20
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Biological rhythms - Infradian Rhythms
What is an infradian rhythm,
There are two examples of infradi...,
The menstrual cycle is driven by the
14
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Biological rhythms - Ultradian Rhythms
What are ultradian rhythms,
There are two examples of ultradi...,
Sleep stages each cycle of sleep ...
10
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The effect of endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers on the sleep/wake cycle.
What are endogenous pacemakers,
What is the suprachiasmatic nucle...,
Fill in the gaps
21
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