PSY 654 Chapter 2: PSY654 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Question & Answers : Fill in the blanks Cognitive Psychology PSY 654 Ryerson University

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 654
• Professor: Julia Spaniol

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Propagated electrical potential responsible for transmitting neural information and for communication between neurones. Action potentials typically travel down a neurone"s axon. Part of the neurone that transmits signals from the cell body to the synapse at the end of the axon. Technique such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri) that results in images of the brain that represent brain activity. In cognitive psychology, activity is measured in response to speci c cognitive tasks. An area in the frontal lobe associated with the production of language. Part of a cell that contains mechanisms that keep the cell alive. In some neurones, the cell body and the dendrites associated with it receive information from other neurones. The 3-mm-thick outer layer of the brain that contains the mechanisms responsible for higher mental functions such as perception, language, thinking, and problem solving. Field concerned with studying the neural basis of cognition.