PSY 102 Lecture 4: The Biological Foundations of Behavior Part 2
7 Oct 2016
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(remaining notes from last lecture: peripheral nervous system: Carries messages between the cns and the body, to control and coordinate voluntary. Sensory nerves : help recode outside information in the muscles and transmit to the. Motor nerves :: responsible for transmitting message from the cns to the muscles (ie. carry message away from cns) Autonomic nervous system: (fig 3. 16) is always amped up) Sympathetic ns: (fight or flight ie. faced with a bear) (in people with anxiety disorder this. Parasympathetic ns: (when you are relaxed ie. digestion mode, calm) Psy102 - lecture 4 (the biological foundations of behaviour (part 2 of 2) Discuss exam 1, which is next week: the limbic system. Networked with the autonomic nervous system for arousal and information about internal states. Highly linked to the endocrine system and ans. Controls the master gland called the pituitary gland.
