Chapter 3

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Kathryn Boyde
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Chapter 3
  1. Neurons
    1. Axons
      1. Fibres that carry signals away from the cell
      2. Dendrites
        1. Branching structures that receive signals
        2. Soma
          1. The Neurons body Contains the Nucleus and the Nucleous
          2. Myelin Sheath
            1. Insulating materal
            2. Terminal Buttons
              1. Knobs on the end of Axons that release Neurotransmitters
              2. Synapse
                1. A gap where information is transmitted from one Neuron to the other
                2. Neurotransmitters
                  1. Chemical Signals
                  2. Neuron Potentials
                    1. Resting Potential
                      1. Action Potential
                      2. All-or-none Law
                        1. A Neuron either fires or does not fire
                        2. Absolute Refractory Period
                          1. A waiting period between Action Periods
                        3. Brain and Behaviour
                          1. Midbrain
                            1. Integrating vision and hearing, also releases dopamine and is responsible for motor control and bodytemperature
                            2. Forebrain
                              1. Cerebrum
                                1. Cerebral Cortex
                                  1. Frontal Lobe
                                    1. Carries out the higher mental processes
                                    2. Parietal Lobe
                                      1. Touch and some language processing
                                      2. Occipital Lobe
                                        1. Visual Processing
                                        2. Temporal Lobe
                                          1. Hearing and most language processing
                                        3. Cerebral Hemisperes
                                          1. Left Hemispere
                                            1. Language and logical processes
                                              1. Controls the right side of the body
                                              2. Right Hemispere
                                                1. Spatial Perception
                                                  1. Controls the left side of the body
                                                2. Corpus Callosum
                                                  1. Communication between the two Hemispheres
                                                3. Hypotahalamus
                                                  1. Regulates biological needs
                                                  2. Thalamus
                                                    1. Most sensory info must pas through here to get to the cerebral cortex
                                                    2. Hippocampus
                                                      1. Memory and ANS
                                                      2. Amygdala
                                                        1. Emotions, Survival and memory
                                                      3. Hindbrain
                                                        1. Cerebellum
                                                          1. Organizes sensory information and helps coordinate movement
                                                          2. Pons
                                                            1. Connects the brain and the Cerebellum
                                                            2. Medulla
                                                              1. Connects the brain and the spinal cord
                                                          3. Nervous System
                                                            1. Somatic
                                                              1. Deliberate movement
                                                              2. Symathetic
                                                                1. Fight of flight
                                                                2. Parasympathetic
                                                                  1. Central
                                                                    1. The spinal cord and te brain.
                                                                    2. Peripheral
                                                                      1. All nerves outside of the brain and spine.
                                                                      2. Automatic ANS
                                                                        1. Automatic movements
                                                                      3. Brain Research Methods
                                                                        1. EEG Electroencephalography
                                                                          1. Electrodes are attached to the scalp and used to watch Neurons
                                                                          2. CT Scans
                                                                            1. A combination of several X-Rays of the brain
                                                                            2. EBS Electronic Brain Simulation
                                                                              1. Direct electrical simulation of the brain
                                                                                1. Done on people who where already getting brain surgery
                                                                                2. MRI
                                                                                  1. fMRI
                                                                                    1. A MRI that shows Function
                                                                                    2. A scan taken using a strong magnetic field
                                                                                    3. PET Position Emission Tomography
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