B6 - Brain and Mind OCR

What is a change in environment called?

What is a response to a change in environment called?

The pupil has a special reaction to light - what is this called and how does this work?

What are reflexes that are involuntary and automatic called? Give one example of these in humans, excluding the pupil reflex.

There are six newborn reflexes - name 3 of them.

Some responses are genetic not learnt, and we just 'know' them. What are these called?

What reflex-centered theory do doctors have on why Sudden Infant Death Syndrome occurs?

What do receptors do and what two 'kinds' of receptors are there?

What carries out a response to a stimuli, and what two ways is this done?

What are the effects of a nervous system response and a hormonal response?

What do cells in the nervous system carry that allow different parts of the system to communicate to each other?

What does CNS stand for and in mammals what is it?

What connects the CNS to the rest of the body?

What are nerves?

In what way are nerve cells very different to most cells and what is this called?

What is wrapped around an axon and why? (2 reasons)

What is a reflex arc and what 'parts' are involved?

What kind of neuron connects the sensory neuron to the appropriate motor neuron in the CNS?

At what speed do neurons normally travel along the axon?

What are the gaps between neurons called?

How do synapses transmit electrical signals? (5 points/facts)

What speed do impulses 'travel' across synapses and why does this have a very small effect on the average nerve speed?

Which synapse chemical causes feelings of pleasure when released?

How do Prozac and Ecstasy work?

What is angina and what drug is used to relieve symptoms of it?

What are scientists who investigate the brain called?

What is consciousness and where does it occur in the brain?

Which surgeon worked with epileptic patients and how did he try to find out more about their brains?

What modern technique allows scientists to examine the brain without cutting the skull open, and what are the scans called?

Which scientist used his dog during an experiment about reflexes and how?

What is a reflex where the response is associated with a secondary stimulus called?

Where are most human reflexes coordinated and which reflexes aren't?

What is conscious control?

Why has communication been so important in giving humans an advantage in survival?

What word describes the connections between neurons?

How do pathways develop?

What do gymnasts use that help them memories routines and how does it work?

At what age can children no longer learn language and what are wild children called?

How long does short term memory last in most people and what disease involves severe short-term memory loss?

What tests memory?

What are explanations of how memory works called and what is the most popular explanation called?

What three methods of memorization are there?

Which two psychologists argued that the multistore model was too simple and why?

What is the short-term memory now called?