PSY 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Endorphins, Autonomic Nervous System, Amygdala

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Elizabeth Campbell

Document Summary

Terms: biological perspective concerned with the links between biology and behavior. Includes psychologists working in neuroscience, behavior genetics, and evolutionary psychol- ogy. The tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or synaptic cleft. neurotransmitters chemical mes- sengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons. Also called the skeletal nervous system. autonomic [aw-tuh-nahm-ik] nervous system (ans) the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands. lesion [lee-zhuhn] tissue destruction. A brain lesion is a naturally or experi- mentally caused destruction of brain tissue. electroencephalogram (eeg) an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain"s surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.