PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Motor Planning, Schwann Cell, Corpus Callosum
30 Sep 2016
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Psy103 - lecture 3 (the biological foundations of behaviour pp. 90-108): overview, neural communication, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, overview: A basic premise for most psychology researchers is that the behaviour is ultimately governed (although not determined) by biology. Examine the brain, nervous system, glands, hormones, neurotransmitters, etc. Biological psychology: a study of brain and behaviour. Relay messages from sense organs to brain/spinal cord. Relay signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles (two way relay system: neural communication: Many different shapes and sizes, but most have a body, axon, terminal buttons/synaptic knobs, and dendrites. (diagram of different types neurons i. e. longest nerve runs through leg) Dendrites : extensions that receive (absorb) information from other neighbouring neurons. Diagram of dendrite (orange and pink and uprights), told to draw it out, meaning you. Myelin sheath: fatty substance that acts as an insulator, thereby improving the strength should know it.
