PSYCO104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Acetylcholine, Myelin, Gaba Receptor

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO104
• Professor: Clayton Dickson

Document Summary

Brain and behavior: 1) introduction to the nervous system. Brain behavior link: 2) gross organization and function anatomy/function of the nervous system. Pns: 3) fine organization and function anatomy and physiology of neurons and networks, 4) methods in behavioral neurosciences studying the brain and behavior. The psychological perspective: stimulus black box mathematical prediction (behavioral) response, stimulus mentation use of knowledge for a response (cognitive) response, stimulus brain (psychological) response. Gross organization and function of the nervous system: major division central vs. peripheral, central cns. Brain and spinal cord: peripheral pns. Nerves connecting cns to muscles and organs. Central nervous system: brain and spinal cord. Most important and complex organ in body. Water, lipids and protein contained in cranium: spinal cord connections of nervous system with extremities of body. Body to brain, brain to body spinal reflexes. Withdrawal (flexion) rhythmic pattern generators locomotion; can walk without the brain just need circulatory circuits to be intact cross section.