Biopsychology

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The somatic nervous system is responsible for.... movements
Voluntary
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The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are part of what branch?
Autonomic
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Fight or flight is controlled by what branch?
Sympathetic
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What branch brings the body back to resting state?
Parasympathetic
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What neuron is only found in the brain and spinal cord?
relay
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What is the theory that the hemispheres function differently?
Lateralisation
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Where is speech produced?
Brocas
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What side of the brain controls language?
left
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What is the area of the brain which connects the 2 hemispheres?
Corpus Collosum
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Who conducted the split-brain experiment?
Sperry
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What the idea that after a physical injury or trauma, unaffected areas of the brain can adapt to compensate for those that are damaged?
Functional Recovery
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What does fMRI measure to see brain activity?
Blood Flow
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What type of rhythm lasts 24 hours?
Circadian
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What part of the brain is the superchiasmatic nuclei in?
Hypothalamus
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What type of rhythm are the stages of sleep an example of?
Ultradian
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The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are part of what branch?

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What branch brings the body back to resting state?

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What neuron is only found in the brain and spinal cord?

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