PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Taste Receptor, Neurotransmitter Receptor, Axon Terminal

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Chris Motz

Document Summary

Note: this is the beginning of the midterm #2 material. Goals for today"s class : the nervous system. The central nervous system: the brain, the brain & behaviour. Nerves: neurons (nerve cells) cells that receive and transmit electrical signals, the brain is a network of neurons, the brain is able to engage in complex functions because the nerve cells are organized. 100 billion neurons with 100 trillion connections into modules that work together. The central nervous system: the cns is composed of the brain & the spinal cord, these are protected by . The meninges (pronounced men in gees ) a three-layered membrane encasing the brain and spinal cord. The cerebrospinal fluid (csf) the colourless fluid that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord. Processes and stores information about the environment: controls behaviour, regulates the body"s physiological processes. The brain: the brain stem, the cerebral hemispheres. One of the most primitive regions of the brain.