Chapter 3 - Behavioral Neuroscience UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Behavioral neuroscience
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Behavioral Neuroscience
Chapter 3 - Behavioral Neuroscience
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- consists of all neurons that transfer information
to and from the brain, as well as neurons within the brain itself
spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER- connects somatic and autono...
Chapter 3 - Behavioral Neuroscience
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔consists of all neurons that transfer information
to and from the brain, as well as neurons within the brain itself
spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔connects somatic and autonomic nervous systems
with the brain, and relays sensory information to the brain from the outside world and
information from brain to muscles
survival - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔staying alive because critical brain areas function
sensation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the detection of information from the environment
perception - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔process by which the brain organizes and interprets
sensory information
movement - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔engaging in smooth, coordinated changes in position
of body as a result of different areas throughout the brain working together
emotion - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a complex internal state that involves physiological,
cognitive, and behavioral components
learning and memory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the acquisition and retention of
information; involves hippocampus
highly complex behaviors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔examples include executive functions
and language, as well as personality.
language - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔spoken and written communication involving specific
areas in the cerebral cortex
, brain damage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔injury to a particular part or parts of the brain;
neuropsychologists determined what functions were disrupted or lost when a particular part
of the brain was injured
localization - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔particular brain areas are critical for specific
functions
lateralization - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔functions become localized in right or left
hemisphere
neurons - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔brains cells that communicate with other cells in order
to generate behavior and mental activity
structure - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔organization and elements (of the brain or personality)
function - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an activity or purpose
information transfer - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔communication between neurons; occurs
from outside world to brain, within brain for integration and processing, and back out again
to muscles and glands
conduction - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔transfer of information within a neuron; involves
production and transfer of an electrical signal
synaptic transmission - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔transfer of information between neurons
(at the synapse) via release of chemical molecules
neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔specialized chemicals that travel across the
synapse to transfer information
psychoactive drugs - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔substance that affects behavior and mental
processes by altering information transfer within the brain
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