{"id":7365,"date":"2013-08-23T10:46:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T14:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/?page_id=7365"},"modified":"2013-08-23T11:39:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T15:39:03","slug":"mcclenathan-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/journal\/past-issues\/issue-5\/mcclenathan\/mcclenathan-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Serotonin Terms and Sidebar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Terms<\/h2>\n<p><b><a name=\"neurotransmitter\"><\/a>neurotransmitter<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A molecule transferred between neurons as a means of communication in the brain.<\/p>\n<p><b><a name=\"neuron\"><\/a>neuron<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A type of cell found in the brain and nervous system.<\/p>\n<p><b><a name=\"circadian\"><\/a>circadian rhythms<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Physical, mental, and behavioral changes that occur in a cycle over a 24-hour period. These rhythms regulate the sleep-wake cycle, hormone release, and body temperature, among other functions.<\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a name=\"receptor\"><\/a>receptor<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A \u201cgateway\u201d molecule that allows some substances into the cell while preventing the entry of others.<\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b><a name=\"twin\"><\/a>Why A Twin Study?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Twin studies are a useful tool in genetic research. Because of their close or identical genetic material, both fraternal and identical twins provide researchers with a way to determine whether the environment or genetic material has caused the exhibition of a trait. A shared trait implies genetic causes, while unshared traits usually signal environmental factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terms neurotransmitter A molecule transferred between neurons as a means of communication in the brain. neuron A type of cell found in the brain and nervous system. circadian rhythms Physical, mental, and behavioral changes that occur in a cycle over a 24-hour period. These rhythms regulate the sleep-wake cycle, hormone release, and body temperature, among [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4801,"featured_media":0,"parent":6722,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4801"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7365"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7582,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7365\/revisions\/7582"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}