PSYC 1020H Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Myelin, Resting Potential
11 Apr 2017
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The minimum length of time after an action potential during which another action potential cannot begin. A brief shift in a neuron"s electrical charge that travels along an axon. An inherited characteristic that increased in a population (through natural selection) because it helped solve a problem survival or re- productive during the time it emerged. They assess hereditary influence by examining the resemblance be- tween adopted children and both their biological and their adoptive parents. Axons that carry information inward to the central nervous system from the periphery of the body. A chemical that mimics the action of a neurotransmitter. A chemical that opposes the action of a neurotransmitter. Made up of nerves that connect to the heart, blood vessels, smooth muscles, and glands. A long, thin fibre that transmits signals away from the soma to other neutrons or to muscles or glands. An interdisciplinary field that studies the influence of genetic factors on behavioural traits.
