PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Peripheral Nervous System, Pituitary Gland, Synaptic Vesicle

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Anneke Olthof

Document Summary

Nerve => axon of pre => synaptic vesicle => axon terminal => transmitter => synaptic space => post mem. Nervous system: central nervous system: brain and spinal cord, makes decisions, peripheral nervous system: muscles, glands, sensory receptors, gathers and sends information to and from the body, sympathetic = fight or flight, parasympathetic = rest and digest. Less specific than brain: glands information via hormones, glands -> bloodstream -> hormone, hypothalamus: controls pit. [lesioning] damage to brain, insights on structure, chemically/magnetically deactivated. [electrical stimulation] results in change in behaviour like giggling or head turning: equipment: [fmri] relies on o2, differences in blood shows active areas, can superimpose function. [eeg] electrical waves studies seizures and sleep. Organization of the brain: brainstem/cerebellum: coordinates the body. Limbic system; manages emotions and connects throughout the body, between brainstem and cortex: cortex: integrates information, pons/ medulla: top of spinal cord, thalamus: top of brainstem, reticular formation: in brainstem, cerebellum (x2): little brain beside the spinal cord.