Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Brain Tumor, Resting Potential, Neuroglia

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

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Structure of the nervous system: divided into the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. Efferent pathways divided into two systems: somatic nervous system: Controls muscles running to internal organs and glands. Increases heart rate, blood pressure, and inhibits digestion. Autonomic nervous system divided into two systems: sympathetic division: Dominates under conditions of relaxation: parasympathetic division: Biopsychology: deals with the biological bases of our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Neuropsychological tests: tests or measures of verbal and non-verbal behaviours that are known to be affected by brain damage. Animal studies: areas of the brain are damaged or surgically removed and the effects are evaluated. Human studies: study the effects of damage following; accidents, strokes, or surgery. Stimulation techniques: specific regions of the brain can be stimulated with tiny electrodes and a mild, study the effects of the stimulation of specific neurons electrical current, penfield (cid:523)(cid:883)96(cid:882)(cid:495)s(cid:524) cortical mapping.