PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Myelin, Midbrain, Hindbrain
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Need to communicate results of study: publishing research through journals, conferences -> where people present their latest and greatest while waiting for their paper to be published (years) Invited talks -> scientist talking to general public: wikipedia. When scientists think about the electrical wiring of the human system, we imagine different subsystems: peripheral ns & central ns (brain and spinal cord) Central where most of the action happens. Peripheral takes messages from central out to muscles or from sensory systems to. Systematic desensitization - a process to teach people to relax. When you are anxious, if you can learn to get your mind relaxed, you can"t be anxious and relaxed so it overthrows the anxiety. Fighting or fleeing system about short term survival in order to fight or escape this threat. Whole body is ready to have an outburst of energy to survive this threat.
