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reductionism

 

parsimony

 

neuron structure

 

dendrites

 

soma (cell body)

 

axon

 

myelin

 

Nodes of Ranvier

 

multiple sclerosis

 

glial cells

 

terminal button

 

ion channel

 

vesicles

 

neurotransmitters

 

resting potential

 

action potential

 

all-or-none principle

 

refractory period

 

synapse

 

acetylcholine

 

dopamine

 

GABA

 

serotonin

 

reuptake

 

enzyme deactivation

 

autoreception

 

Alzheimer’s disease

 

Parkinson’s disease

 

reward area (nucleus accumbens)

 

Structure of the Nervous System

 

Central Nervous System

 

Peripheral Nervous System

 

somatic division

 

autonomic division

 

sympathetic nervous system

 

hormone

 

parasympathetic nervous system

 

Phineas Gage

 

Paul Broca

 

aphasia

 

electroencephalogram (EEG)

 

computerized axial tomography (CAT scan)

 

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

 

positron emission tomography (PET scan)

 

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

 

Brain Structures

 

hindbrain

 

medulla

 

reticular formation

 

cerebellum

 

pons

 

midbrain

 

tectum

 

tegmentum

 

forebrain

 

subcortical structures

 

thalamus

 

hypothalamus

 

limbic system

 

amygdala

 

hippocampus

 

pituitary gland

 

basal ganglia

 

cerebral cortex

 

hemispheres

 

corpus callosum

 

contralateral control

 

frontal lobe

 

parietal lobe

 

temporal lobe

 

occipital lobe

 

somatosensory cortex

 

motor cortex

 

split-brain patients

 

Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga

 

Genes and Heritability

 

gene

 

chromosome

 

DNA

 

genome

 

behavioral genetics

 

monozygotic

 

dizygotic

 

heritability score

 

molecular genetics

 

chromosomal abnormalities

 

Down Syndrome

 

Turner Syndrome

 

Klinefelter Syndrome

 

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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