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Neuroscience 1
BYU Neurobiology 105
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Undergraduate 1
01/13/2011

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History of NS Papyri describing brain surgery procedures
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Edwin Smith
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Physician, Father of Western medicine, brain is seat of intelligence, didn't dissect
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Hippocrates (460-379 B.C.)
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Immortal soul (reason) in head, superior mortal soul in heart, inferior in liver
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Plato (428-347 BC)
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Brain is a radiator that cools overheated blood
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Aristotle (384-322 BC)
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proposed fluid-mechanical idea of brain function, discovered ventricles
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Galen (130-200 BC)
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human mental capacities in MIND not BRAIN, communicate through the pineal gland
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Descartes(1600's)
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Muscles twitch when electrically stimulated, brain generates electricity, nerves like wires
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Galvani (late 1700's)
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Dorsal roots carry sensory (afferent)
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Magendie (early 1800's)
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Ventral roots carry motor (efferent)
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Bell (early 1800's)
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efferent
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Motor/Ventral
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afferent
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sensory/Dorsal
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Phrenology
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Gall (1809)
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studied brain function using ablation (birds), brain function not localized
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Fluorens (1823)
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Discovered speech localization w/in cortex
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Broca (Broca's aphasia) (1861)
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proposed cell theory
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Schwann (1839)
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nerve network, nerves fused together, exception to cell theory
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Golgi (late 1800's)
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Molecular, Cellular, Systems, Behavioral, Cognitive
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5 kinds of NS
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A progressive degenerative disease of the brain, characterized by dementia and always fatal
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Alzheimer's disease
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A motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum at the time of birth
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Cerebral Palsy
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A serious disorder of mood, characterized by insomnia, loss of appetite, and feelings of dejection
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Depression
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A condition characterized by periodic disturbances of brain electrical activity that can lead to seizures, loss of consciousness, and sensory disturbances
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Epilepsy
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A progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by episodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance
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Multiple sclerosis
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Parkinson's disease
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A progressive disease of the brain that leads to difficulty in initiating voluntary movement
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A severe psychotic illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and bizarre behavior
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Schizophrenia
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A loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage to the spinal cord
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Spinal paralysis
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A loss of brain function caused by disruption of the blood supply, usually leading to permanent sensory, motor, or cognitive deficit.
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Stroke
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diagnosis/treatment neuro-muscular system
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Neurologist
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mental/emotional disorders
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Psychiatrist
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surgery brain/spine
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Neurosurgeon
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causes and effects of diseases of the nervous system
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neuropathologist
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Observation, replication, interpretation, verification
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the scientific process
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(1) Gather info, identify research topic (2) generate hypothesis (3) experimentation (4) form conclusion
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Scientific Method
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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
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IACUC
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Institutional Review Board
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IRB
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shows nuclei of all cells (1) showed neurons vs. glial cells (2) cytoarchitecture of nerve cells
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Nissle stain
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silver chromate stain, showed all components of neurons
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Golgi stain
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Neuron is the basic functional unit of the nervous system
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Neuron Doctrine by Ramon y Cajal
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microtubule (tubulin) neurofilament, microfilament (actin)
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make up the cytoskeleton
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Comp: phospholipids bilayer & proteins
Func: regulates passage of molec.s in and out of cell
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Plasma membrane
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Comp: nuclear envelope, chromatin, & nucleolus
Func: genetic info storage
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Nucleus
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Comp: concentrated chromatin, RNA, & proteins
Func: ribosomal formation (rRNA)
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Nucleolus
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Comp: Particles of Protein and RNA
Func: synthesizes proteins
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Ribosomes
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Comp: interconnected canal/tubules
Func: provides attachment of ribosomes and transport
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
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Comp: ... studded with ribosomes
Func: protein synthesis
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Rough ER
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Comp: ... no ribosomes
Func: lipid synthesis in some cells
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smooth ER
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Comp: stacked membraneous saccules
Func: processing, packaging of molecules
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Golgi Apparatus
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Comp: membraneous sacs
Func: storage and transport of substances
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Vacuole/Vesicle
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Comp: vesicle containing digestive enzymes
Func: intra-cellular digestion
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Lysosome
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Comp: membrane structure (with cristae)
Func: transforms food molecules into energy (ATP)
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Mitochondrion
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Comp: microtubules (actin filaments)
Func: supports cel shape/movement
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Cytoskeleton
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Comp: 9+2 pattern of microtubules
Func: provides movement of cell
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Cilia and flagella
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Comp: 9+0 pattern of microtubules
Func: formation of basal bodies
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Centriole
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