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Psych Chapter 3

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Limbic System Important for learning and emotional behavior. Contains Hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus
Corpus Callosum part that connects the hemispheres of the brain
Occipital Lobe vision
Parietal Lobe receives tough and body position
Temporal Lobe auditory areas
Frontal Lobe speaking muscles moving , plans and judgement
Association Areas higher functions like memory, thinking, speaking.
Hypothalamus pleasure center and controls hunger and body temp
Cereberal Cortex Ultimate control and information processing center
Sympathetic Nervous system fight or flight
Parasympathetic Nervous System calming of the body
Thalamus transfers information from sensory recpetors to the brain
Brain Stem where spinal cord meets the brain
Cerebellum coordinates the body's movements
Pons sleep wake cycle
medulla controls heart rate breathing and blood pressure
plasticity the idea that the brain can be changed structurally and chemically via experiences
peripheral nervous sytem Consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic. connects the central nervous to brain/spinal cord
receptor site locations on receptor neuron for specific neurotransmitters
neurotransmitters chemicals released by synaptic vescicles
synaptic vesicles sacs in terminal button that release the chemicals
all or none law a neuron either fires or it does not
terminal button enlarged area at the end of an axon
synapse contains terminal buttons of one neuron, the synaptic space and the dendrites of the cell body of the receiving neurons
polarization when the neuron is at rest
relative refractory period when the neuron fires with strong stimulus
absolute refractory period period were the neuron will and cannot send another message
ions charged particles
glial cells Creates the myelin sheath
myelin sheath fatty stuff around axon that speeds up the neuron impulse
sensory neurons carries information from sensory system to the brain
interneurons Carrys information between other neurons
motor neurons carry information from brain to muscles and glands
axon sender
dendrite receiver
nerve Sends and receives information. Contains axon and dendrites
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