Biopsychology 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyBiopsychologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: SuperCocopops22Created on: 10-12-17 16:01 A division of the Autonomic Nervous System PSNS 1 of 22 Responsible for the passing of messages throughout the body Spinal Cord 2 of 22 The end of a neuron Synapse 3 of 22 Carries messages to muscles and glands Motor Neuron 4 of 22 Neurotransmitter which is low in people who have depression Serotonin 5 of 22 Neurotransmitters which calm the brain Inhibitory 6 of 22 Gland which produces the most hormones in the endocrine system Pituitary Gland 7 of 22 Which part of the brain identifies threats? Amygdala 8 of 22 The part of the brain which is involved in speech production Broca's Area 9 of 22 The part of the brain which is responsible for the sensation of touch Somatosensory Cortex 10 of 22 The left hemisphere's function Processing Language 11 of 22 The right hemisphere's function Spatial Information 12 of 22 The psychologist who found that the two hemispheres had different specialisations Sperry (1968) 13 of 22 The brain's ability to change throughout life Plasticity 14 of 22 Functional recovery is when brain function is ... around a damaged area Rewired 15 of 22 Who found that the rats with new stem cells displayed neural recovery? Tajiri (2013) 16 of 22 What are fMRIs? Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging 17 of 22 Examinations of brains after death are called... Post-Mortem Examinations 18 of 22 Biological Rhythms which last longer than 24 hours Infradian 19 of 22 Biological Rhythms which last 24 hours Circadian 20 of 22 What are things which originate within the organism? Endogenous Pacemakers 21 of 22 Who found that the body clock maintains a regular sleep/wake cycle? Siffre (1975) 22 of 22
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