Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parietal Lobe, Grater, Genetic Predisposition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas-de Hoog

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September 28th 2017: you should have received your username and password for the sona site by now, if not, contact dchirila@uwo. ca, more studies will be posted on sona each week. How to find articles for the assignment: go to the library website, then click databases, find psychology ones on the list, psycarticles and psycinfo are recommended by dr. laura, then do a search for your topic. It will bring up lots of journal articles that you can get a full-text online. The function of the neuron is to transmit information. The functions of a glial cell include: moderates signal from neuron to neuron, forming the myelin sheath, protects the neuron from toxic substances, cleans up intercellular areas. At resting potential the charge is -70millivolts and during resting potential the pumps are closed and it is not being activated. For an action potential to occur, reaches a threshold at -50 or -55millivolts then it switches to +40 millivolts.