PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Tegmentum, Peripheral Nervous System
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Divided into two parts: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. Made up of the brain and the spinal cord. Functions include: receiving, processing and storing incoming information; sends out messages to muscles, glands and internal organs. The central command system which controls thought and movement. Nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord which handles input and output of the. Connects the brain and spinal cord to the other areas of the body organs and muscles organs. Individual cells which receive, integrate and transmit information. Sensory or afferent neurons : carry information to the brain from the skin, muscles, or. Motor or efferent neurons : carry the brain"s output to muscles, glands, and organs. Interneurons : neurons that connect sensory neurons, motor neurons or other. Mirror neurons : neurons which are activated by performing an action or by seeing interneurons another perform the same action. May play a role in developing new motor skills.
