PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sensory Neuron, Axon Terminal, Motor Neuron

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: unknown

Document Summary

Us- tremors in parkinson"s: serotonin- mood, hunger, sleep, arousal; malfunction: us- depression, ne- alterness & arousal; malfunction: us- depression. Textbook readings: gamma-amino butyric acid- major inhibitory; malfunction: us seizure, tremors, insomnia, glutamate- major excitatory, memory; malfunction: od- overstimulates (migraines, seizure, avoid msg, endorphins- natural opiates of the brain; runners high ; pain relief & pleasure. The nervous system: ns is the body"s speedy electrochemical communication network; consists of neurons of pns. Textbook readings: ans signals adrenal glands (on kidneys) to release ne/e which inc hr, resp, bp, blood glucose etc, pituitary gland- most important/master gland; under in uence of hypo. ; regulates growth & controls other glands: releases growth hormone & oxytocin (uterine contractions, milk ow, orgasm, bonding, fb sys: brain (hypo) > pituitary > glands > hormones > body > brain. The limbic system: a neural system bw older parts of brain & cerebral hemispheres; includes the hippo. amygdala.