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Biological perspective p.52 |
Concerned with the links between biology & behaviour. Includes psychologists working in neuroscience, behaviour genetics, & evolutionary psychology. These researchers may call themselves behavioural neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, behaviour geneticists, physiological psychologists, or biopsychologists. |
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Neuron p.53 |
A nervce cell; the basic building block the nervous system. |
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Dendrites p.53 |
A neuron's bushy, branching extensions that receive messages & conduct impulses toeard the cell body. |
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Axon p.53 |
The neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands. |
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Myelin sheath p.53 |
A fatty issue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next. |
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Glial cells p.54 |
Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish & protect neurons; they may also play a role in learning, thinking, & memory. |
"Glue cells" |
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Action potential p.54 |
A neural impulse, a brief electrical charge that trabels down an axon. |
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Refractory period p.55 |
A period of inactivity after a neuron has fired. |
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