PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Agonist, Curare, Homeostasis
12 Oct 2016
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How the knowledge is generate through research (topic: research methods) The smallest causes of psychology (brain and neurons) (topic: behavioural neuroscience) The first psychological experiences (topic: development) and how a person sees the world (topics: sensation and perception) Theorized about the mind and soul: if i lose my mind, will i lose some of my memories? . Premise of psychology: the human mind and the human brain are one: unique among other animals on the planet, allows the integration of sensory information, manages the regulation of the body, and of behaviour and mental processes. How is information relayed within a neuron: action potential: a neural impulse that travels to the terminal buttons by the axon and is generated by a moving positive and negative charges, akin to a wave. How is this wave initiated: resting potential, received signals from other neutrons, when enough say go the threshold is reached.
