PSY BEH 11A Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Encephalization, Multiple Sclerosis, Perseveration
29 Mar 2018
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Inhibitory transmitter found in the cns: glutamate, excitatory transmitter found in the cns, serotonin, affects mood, sleep, and arousal, dopamine schizophrenia. In frontal lobe, top ring: for each portion, there is a corresponding body part that moved when its cortical counterpart was stimulated, not equal sized portions, body parts that move with greater precision receive more cortical area, ex. Fingers, tongue: primary somatosensory projection area, behind motor primary motor projection area in the parietal lobe. Initial receiving area for sensory information arriving from the skin senses: space corresponds to the sensitivity of each region so fingers, lips, tongue have more cortical space, visual cortex. In occipital lobe: called area v1, auditory cortex. Looks at fork, doesn"t know what it is, holds it, knows it"s a fork. Broca"s area controls speech muscles: the brain"s capacity to alter its structure and function, 1. Anguar gyrus transforms words into auditory code: 5.
