PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Receptive Aphasia, Lateralization Of Brain Function, Chemical Warfare
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The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions. It controls the four f"s": fighting, fleeing, feeding, and mating (fornicating). ~unknown psychology professor. Neurotransmitters (chemicals that release to the synaptic cleft) Receptor cites (whether or not the process will fire) Reuptake (release chemicals then brings them back up) Breakdown (happens when receptor does not accept the chemicals) Black widow venom and some chemical warfare agents. Norepinephrine (ne & activates systems in the brain) Gaba (gamma-aminobutyric acid) (stops firing of neurons) Endorphins (endogenous morphine/morphine that is in our bodies) Acupuncture- stimulated release of endorphins (helps to mask pain) Broca- french researcher who created a strategy to figure out what was going on in the brain. He found people that had speech deficits had damage on the left side of brain above ear called broca. Wernicke- he had reverse effects of strokes.
