PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Long-Term Memory, Autonomic Nervous System, Basal Ganglia

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Neuron - takes information from other neurons at the dendrites and cell body and sends information to other neurons. Nerve - is a bundle of fibers and transmits information within the pns and between the. Tract - nerves entirely within the brain and spinal cord (cns) The nervous system can be split into two different parts. 1. central nervous system (cns: brain, spinal cord. Cns is composed to two classes of cells: neurons and glia. Glial is likened to the floor, walls, and roof of a building and serve a supporting role of Serving as protective insulation around axons of neurone. Neurons are specialized cells capable of transmitting information. Are the basis of all you think, feel, remember, perceive, and know. Different parts of the brain are specialized for different functions. Is roughly symmetrical and looks a bit like a walnut. It has two halves called the left and right hemisphere.