PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cerebellum, Sympathetic Nervous System, Visual Cortex

• School: Miami University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 111
• Professor: Beeman Christopher

Document Summary

Psych lecture 5: central nervous system (cns)- brain and spinal cord, peripheral nervous system (pns)- network of nerves connecting cns to body. Sonomatic nervous system- sensory information from skin and mucus to cns, motor information out to mucus. Afferent nerves (incoming)- sensory nerves, information to brain and spinal cord. Efferent nerves (outgoing)- motor nerves, information out of the brain and. Automatic nervous system- messages to and from internal organs. Sympathetic nervous system arousing (dilates pupil, accelerates heart beat, inhibits flow of saliva and secretion of adrenaline) Parasympathetic nervous system calming (stimulates flow of saliva, slows heartbeat, contracts baldder) Dorsal/superior- when looking at the brain from the side, it"s the top part. Rostral/anterior- when looking at the brain from the side, it"s the front (near eyes and mouth) Caudal/posterior- when looking at the brain from the side, it"s the back. Ventral/inferior- when looking at the brain from the side, it"s the bottom part. Frontal lobe- deals with higher cognition and control.