PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Angular Gyrus, Cerebellum, Memory Consolidation

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Behavioral neuroscience: neuron: the basic cells that make up the nervous system i, myelin sheath: globular part of the neuron which are not found in brain neurons. It lets the electric current bound from node to node, so that the impulse can travel quickly. If you ever touch a hot stove, these are why you can pull your hand back quickly. It is very important within attention, emotion, and coordination of movement: parkinson"s disease: deficiency of dopamine, schizophrenia: too much dopamine, serotonin: involved in mood, hunger, sleep and arousal. It can cause insomnia if there is a deficiency. Deficiencies are also associated with depression: norepinephrine: alertness and arousal, associated with depression; older drugs were based on this, acetylcholine: the most common neurotransmitter then runs all of our muscles. Involved in muscle movement and memory: alzheimer"s disease: the ones that get ruined when someone is diagnosed with alzheimer"s, endorphins: involved in pain regulation.