PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 2 Homework
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Neurons and nerves: building the network define nervous system, neuroscience, and biological. Review the learning objectives listed in the beginning of this chapter; keep these in mind while reading and completing your homework. While completing your homework, put the answers in your own words don"t just copy them from the textbook! Copying does not help you learn the material! If you were explaining this material to another person, what would you say? psychology/behavioral neuroscience. neuron, dendrites, soma, axon, and axon terminals. Be sure to define synaptic vesicles, neurotransmitters, synapse/synaptic gap, and receptor sites. Generating the message within the neuron: the neural pulse. Sending the message to other cells: the synapse. Explain how an electrical message is passed through a single neuron. Explain the difference between an excitatory effect and an inhibitory effect. What are the major effects/functions of acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, The central nervous system we"ll discuss the brain in more detail later in the chapter.
