BSC Zoology - Neuroscience

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Decks in this class (35)

Lecture 1- Why have a nervous system?
What is aridopsis thaliana and wh...,
Where is the first primitive nerv...,
What is the distinguishing featur...
23  cards
Lecture 2- What should a nervous system do?
What was the big thing in the 16t...,
Who was luigi galvani and what di...,
What are nerve cells specialized ...
29  cards
Lecture 3- Where is the nervous system?
Why does the nervous system need ...,
What is the protection of the cns,
What are the negatives about havi...
40  cards
Neuroanatomy
What do the rostral caudal and do...,
What do the rostral caudal and do...,
What is the horizontal plane pic3
17  cards
Lecture 4-Development of the nervous system
What does the embryo look like ab...,
What are the three layers of the ...,
What is the process of neuralatio...
60  cards
Lecture 5-Nervous system injury and repair
How are neurons fragile cells,
Which part of the neuron is the m...,
What is cutting an axon called an...
36  cards
Lecture 6- Vision I: The Retina
Pic1describe the anatomy of the eye,
Pic2what does the retina look lik...,
What does the fovea macula do
34  cards
Lecture 7- Vision II: Central processing
What are the characteristics of t...,
What are the characteristics of t...,
Pic1what is this picture showing
44  cards
Lecture 8- Touch
What can you tell from the size o...,
What are the four types of recept...,
What does the somatosensory syste...
44  cards
Lecture 9- Hearing
What is the energy picked up by t...,
What are the receptors involved i...,
What is the range of the inner ha...
36  cards
Lecture 10- Gustation and Olfaction, Taste and Smell
What is gustation,
What is taste,
What is flavour
64  cards
Lecture 11-Control of digestion
What is probiotic bacteria,
What is the gut brain axis,
What happens in the digestive pro...
46  cards
Lecture 12- Lower Motorneuron
What are the 3 classes of input t...,
Pic1what is the overall organisat...,
What do the skeletal muscles do
43  cards
Lecture 13- Upper Motorneuron
What is upper motorneuron,
What parts of the brain are consi...,
What is the role of motor cortex ...
76  cards
Lecture 14-Modulation of movement: Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia
How many neurons does the cerebel...,
How do cerebellum and basal gangl...,
What are the 3 functions of the b...
45  cards
Lecture 15- Language
What are the three types of aphasia,
What are the signs of expressive ...,
What does generative language mean
48  cards
Lecture 16- Homeostasis
Does blood pressure change over a...,
Does blood pressure change very m...,
How is heart beat and blood press...
46  cards
Lecture 17- Autonomic nervous system
What is the effect of the sympath...,
What does most of visceral activi...,
What are the differences between ...
31  cards
Lecture 18- Motivation
What does behaviour motor activat...,
What does motivated behaviour occ...,
What is energy balance an example of
39  cards
Lecture 19- Pain
What is nociception,
What is pain,
What is hyperalgesia
41  cards
Lecture 20- Learning and memory
What are the two main types of me...,
What is working memory a subdivis...,
What is explicit memory
27  cards
Lecture 21- Molecular mechanisms of memory
Where is the hippocampus,
When is the hippocampus active,
What does the failure of consolid...
43  cards
Lecture 22- Studying neuronal function
What is neuroinformatics,
What are the nine areas of inform...,
What information does location ne...
24  cards
Lecture 23- Ways to study brain function
How should the brains be studied,
How can one localise the location...,
What is 1 motor sensory motor fun...
55  cards
Lecture 24- Sex and sexuality
How is sex genetically determined,
What gene on the y chromosome det...,
What does absence of sry result in
38  cards
Lecture 25- Evolution and brains
Do big or small animals have prop...,
Pic1what is the best way to measu...,
Pic2what is the encephalisation f...
32  cards
Lecture 26- Emotion I: Fear
Pic1what was the cat experiment w...,
Does the emotional system in huma...,
What are the fears at the age of 4 6
35  cards
Lecture 27- Emotion II: Reward
How does association of fear arise,
What was the rat experiment with ...,
What were the sites in the rat br...
39  cards
Lecture 28- Disorders of the nervous system I
How many people are affected by m...,
What are four categories of the w...,
What is the classification of the...
39  cards
Lecture 29- Disorders of the nervous system II
What is known about abuse induced...,
What are the 3 pieces of evidence...,
When is the criticial period for ...
25  cards
Lecture 30- Social cognition
What part of the brain is activat...,
Pic1what part of the brain is act...,
Pic2what part of the brain is syn...
23  cards
Lecture 31- Calculation, estimation, prediction
What else apart from social cogni...,
Pic1what are the three divisions ...,
What are the general functions of...
24  cards
Lecture 32- Problem solving
What are the characteristics of a...,
What were the two examples of ins...,
What are the two examples of elem...
28  cards
Lecture 33- Disorders of thought and mood
What is the division of depressiv...,
What is the dsm definition of a m...,
What feelings are commonly experi...
43  cards
Lecture 34- Drugs and the brain
What is a common feature of the d...,
What are the three reasons why pe...,
What aspects of brain function do...
38  cards

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