PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Axon Hillock, Frontal Lobe, Occipital Lobe
17 Sep 2013
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Central nervous system = brain and spinal cord. Peripheral nervous system = peripheral nervesnerves in face, legs, arms, etc. Parts of the spinal cord - cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal. Frontal lobe (top front), parietal lobe (top middle), occipital lobe. Medulla (back), temporal lobe (bottom sides) -- everything but the frontal lobe is technically in the back, behind the central sulcus. Representation of the sensory systems in the brain: **know the parts, but not the location. Personality, consciousness, sequencing events (like the steps to making a sandwich), speech, sympathy, etc. The brain processes info coming in from outside world, and regulates internal processes. It uses electrical and chemical signals that go from nerve cell to nerve cell (the most basic unit of the brain) to communicate with the rest of the body. They carry info from the sensory apparatus into the brain.
