Cognitive Neuroscience

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These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and their definitions relevant to the topics discussed in the Cognitive Neuroscience course.

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Neural Anatomy

The study of the structure and organization of the nervous system.

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Action Potential

A rapid change in membrane potential that propagates along a neuron.

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Neurotransmitter

Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.

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Hippocampus

A region of the brain associated with memory formation.

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Broca's Area

A brain region located in the left hemisphere responsible for language production.

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Wernicke's Area

A brain region associated with language comprehension.

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Split-Brain Patient

An individual who has undergone surgery that severs the corpus callosum, leading to two independent hemispheres.

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Long Term Potentiation (LTP)

A persistent increase in synaptic strength following high-frequency stimulation.

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Hebbian Learning

A theory of synaptic plasticity that proposes that an increase in the synaptic strength arises from the repeated and persistent stimulation of one neuron by another.

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Mass Action vs. Localization

A debate in neuroscience regarding whether brain functions are localized to specific areas or distributed across the brain.