PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Long-Term Potentiation, Neuropsychology
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Learning and memory experiments: mostly done on rats. Synapse: where neurons connect: more enriching, more connections, transmission across synapse, receptors; open when, toxins become the replacement for natural chemicals, why it is so hard to get off of them, neurotransmitters, excitatory. Inhibitory: when we are anxious, these react to try to calm ourselves down. Long term potentiation: we can anticipate something coming, and use the skills we already have to alter our behavior; rats will go the long pathway if they know there is food at the end.
