Brain & Cognition – Interim exam 1 [UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM]

This bundle contains everything you need to know for the first interim exam of Brain & Cognition for the University of Amsterdam. It uses the book "Cognitive Neuroscience, the biology of the mind, by M. Gazzaniga (fourth edition). The bundle contains the following chapters:

- 2, 3, 5, 6, 12.

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Cognitive Neuroscience, the biology of the mind, by M. Gazzaniga (fourth edition) – Summary chapter 2

Neurons are the basic signalling units that transmit information throughout the nervous system. Neurons vary in form, location and interconnectivity and this is related to their functions. Glial cells provide structural support and electrical insulation to neurons. Dendrites are branching extensions of the neuron that receive inputs from other neurons. Spines are little knobs attached by small necks

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Cognitive Neuroscience, the biology of the mind, by M. Gazzaniga (fourth edition) – Summary chapter 3

Optogenetics refers to using light to control cell activation (e.g: neurons) in living tissue. The cognitive approach to psychology uses two key concepts: information processing depends on internal representations (1) and these mental representations undergo transformations (2). People derive multiple representations from stimuli. Physical representations are activated first, phonetic representations next and category representations last.

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Cognitive Neuroscience, the biology of the mind, by M. Gazzaniga (fourth edition) – Summary chapter 5

Each sense collects, filers and amplifies information. Each system has specialized receptor cells that transduce the environmental stimulus into neural signals. The sensory nerves of the body travel up the spinal cord and enter the brain through the medulla and then go to the thalamus. After going through the thalamus, they travel to the primary sensory cortex and

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Cognitive Neuroscience, the biology of the mind, by M. Gazzaniga (fourth edition) – Summary chapter 6

Agnosias refer to failures of perception while the processes itself (e.g: the eye itself) is functioning normally. Visual agnosia refers to agnosia limited to the visual modality. There are four major concepts of object recognition: there is a difference between perceiving and recognizing (1), perception is of unified objects (2), perceptual abilities are flexible and robust (3) and

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Cognitive Neuroscience, the biology of the mind, by M. Gazzaniga (fourth edition) – Summary chapter 12

Cognitive control (executive function) allows us to use our perceptions, knowledge and goals to bias the selection of action and thoughts from a multitude of possibilities. It allows us to override automatic thoughts and behaviour and step out of the realm of habitual responses. It also allows us to plan for the future and troubleshoot problems. Cognitive control

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