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Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers - SWOV

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Gonadotropin<br />

releasing hormone<br />

Gray matter<br />

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone or GnRH is<br />

considered a neurohormone. GnRH stimulates the<br />

synthesis and secretion <strong>of</strong> the gonadotropins that<br />

regulates normal growth, sexual development, and<br />

reproductive function. GnRH activity is very low<br />

during childhood, and is activated at puberty.<br />

Gray matter is one <strong>of</strong> the two components <strong>of</strong> the<br />

central nervous system and is mainly made up <strong>of</strong><br />

neuronal cell bodies. The other component is white<br />

matter. Decrease in gray matter is related to synaptic<br />

pruning or also named dendridic and axonal<br />

arborisation. Because <strong>of</strong> synaptic pruning the brain<br />

operates more effectively.<br />

Gyrus cinguli<br />

Anterior<br />

Gyrus cinguli<br />

Posterior<br />

Hippocampus<br />

HPA-axis<br />

Frontal part <strong>of</strong> the gyrus cinguli. The gyrus cinguli is<br />

a structure <strong>of</strong> the limbic system. The gyrus cinguli<br />

anterior gets activated when some form <strong>of</strong> conflict is<br />

elicited such as in the Stroop task.<br />

Gyrus cinguli posterior is the hind part <strong>of</strong> gyrus<br />

cinguli. The gyrus cinguli posterior has a memory<br />

related function and gets activated by emotional<br />

stimuli.<br />

A structure within the limbic system that plays an<br />

important role in the consolidation <strong>of</strong> information<br />

from short-term memory to long-term memory and<br />

spatial navigation.<br />

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis. An important<br />

role <strong>of</strong> the HPA response to stressors is to restore the<br />

physiological balance to prevent overreaction <strong>of</strong><br />

defence mechanisms to stress. How the HPA axis<br />

functions depends to a large extend on sex<br />

hormones (testosterone and oestrogens).<br />

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