Reading: Guyton, Ch. 57, 59
electroencephalogram (EEG):
alpha:
beta:
theta waves:
delta waves:
EEG spikes:
grand mal epilepsy:
petit mal epilepsy:
focal epilepsy:
reticular activating system (RAS):
coma:
gigantocellular nucleus of the reticular formation:
substantia nigra:
locus ceruleus:
raphe nuclei:
slow wave sleep:
REM sleep:
sleep factors:
depression:
manic-depressive disorder:
schizophrenia:
Wernicke's area:
Broca's area:
dominant hemisphere:
sensory memory:
primary memory:
secondary memory:
short-term memory:
long-term memory:
reverberating circuit:
post-tetanic potentiation:
memory consolidation:
sensory aphasia:
motor aphasia:
dementia:
Alzheimer's disease:
senile plaques:
describe the normal course of sleep during the night including sleep types, sleep stages, EEG patterns, autonomic and motor reactions and arousability:
describe the source of the potentials recorded in the electroencephalogram:
distinguish between the different EEG rhythms:
describe levels of consciousness as the relate to brain damage:
compare and contrast short term memory with long term memory; be able to relate these to specific brain regions or circuits:
compare and contrast the dominant and the non-dominant hemespheres:
describe the different functional regions of the cortex that are used in language functions:
describe the role of prefrontal cortex in higher cerebral functions:
describe the the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease:
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