PSYC 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Prefrontal Cortex, Primary Sensory Areas, Tachycardia

• School: Emory University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 110
• Professor: Andrew Kazama

Document Summary

Psych 110 book notes chapter 5: the neural control of behavior. Methods of mapping the brain"s behavioral functions: methods used for studying the human brain, methods used for studying the brains of nonhuman animals. Asymmetry of higher functions of the cerebral cortex: effects of surgical separation of the hemispheres: split brain, split mind, language areas of the left hemisphere. Changes in the brain over time: if you use it , it will grow, strengthening of synapses as a foundation for learning, the evolution of the human brain. Neurons nerve cells in the brain/single cells in the nervous system: synapses points of connections between neurons. Central nervous system (cns) the brain and the spinal cord. Peripheral nervous system (pns) made up of nerves, extended from the cns: nerve bundle of many neurons. Consists of the axons of many neurons, specifically. Nerves connect the cns to the body"s sensory organs, muscles, and glands.