PSYCH 1XX3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Adipose Tissue, Music Perception, Ventromedial Nucleus Of The Hypothalamus
8 Mar 2016
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Development 2 development: maturaion vs. learning interacionist perspecive. Detecing preferences high-amplitude sucking method, preference method competence-performance disincion. Adaptaions hierarchy of adaptaion, subsidiary devices, higher mental processes. Evocaive genotype/environmental correlaions criical period vs. sensiive period. Sexual selecion being chosen vs. defeaing rivals. Approach: physical form (topography), habitat preference, group size, social system. Social behaviour cooperaion vs. altruism vs. selishness vs. spite. Inclusive itness cooperaive breeders, eusocial hymenoptera, alarm calls and cues of kinship. The neuron recepive zone: dendrites, nucleus, cell body. Axon: myelin sheath, schwann cell, nodes of ranvier. Simulaion and single cell recording connecion between neurons, glia cell. Difusion, electrostaic pressure, threshold, sodium potassium pump, all of none principle, the synapse, neurotransmiters. Midbrain: tectum, superior/inferior colliculus, tegmentum, red nucleus, substanial nigra. Forebrain: limbic system hypothalamus (4 f"s), pituitary gland (anterior and posterior), thalamus, amygdale, hippocampus. Double dissociaion, corpus callosum split brain syndrome. Hebb"s law: neuron"s that ire together wire together . Ltp- long term potenials, nmda and ampa receptors.
