Biopsychology Definitions

Part of nervous system comprising of brain and spinal cord

Part of nervous system excluding brain and spinal cord

Process by which nerve impulses (electrical signals carried by neurotransmitters) are carried across a synapse between one neuron and another

Increase the chance of neuron firing

Decrease chance of neuron firing

Part of brain which is located in centre of brain and deals with basic survival functions

Gland in adrenal system that releases adrenaline

Central part of adrenal gland

Part of brain in which a function is carried out

When right hemisphere deals with left hand side of body and vice versa

When one hemisphere carries out a particular function

Technique of brain scanning that uses magnetic field and radio signals to monitor blood flow in brain

Method of measuring brain activity using electrodes on scalp

Method of measuring brain activity in response to a stimulus

Biological rhythms that occur every 24 hours

External stimuli (light, temp, social cues) which influence biological rhythms

Internal body clocks that regulate bio rhythms

Biological rhythms that occur less than once a day

Biological rhythms that occur more than once a day