Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Frontal Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Action potential results from na+ and k+ exchange. Neurons generate actions potentials in all and none fashion. Dumps dopamine, then leaves it there for a while = getting high. Used to hunt jungles in the jungle on poison tips. Venom keeps dumping it, ach deals with moving, even in the heart. Black widow bites you and your heart rate increases. Won"t stop basic bodily functions targets specific sections of digestive system. Ach is involved in systems that help focus. Adenosine makes you sleep, if caffeine blocks it you stay awake. Prevent neurotransmitter from having response you want to have. All neurons fire i. e. generate action potentials o o. Epsp"s and ipsp"s are additive across space and time o o o. A single neuron might synapse with many others. Small, but be wary of damage results in fatality. Sensory output routed through sent to larger structures. Under cortex join right and left side of the cortex (bundle of nervous fibres)