PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hypertonia, Hypokinesia, Prefrontal Cortex
7 Dec 2018
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Use research findings to improve health and well-being: for example: parkinson"s disease. 1 in a 1000 suffer from pd. There is early onset (around 29) and peak diagnosis is around 40-70. Men face twice the risk compared to women. Diagnosed typically to their physical conditions and will persist over time, a progressive disease. Rhythmic tremor often occurs at first in one hand, where it resembles the motion of rolling a pill between the thumb and forefinger. History: concept of a neuron derives from the work of santiago ramon y cajal in the early 20th century, he said that neurons were discrete cells that communicate via spaces between the cells. Motor neuron (multipolar): a neuron located within the central nervous system that controls the contraction of a muscle or the secretion of a gland. Sensory neuron (unipolar): a neuron that detects changes in the external or internal environment and sends information about these changes to the central nervous system.
