PSYC 2145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thalamus, Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, Occipital Lobe
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Document that has the meeting schedule is on d2l. 48 hour window opening on september 1, 25 minute quiz on chapter 2: neuroscience. Must read the textbook before taking the quiz! Become familiar with the basic landmarks of the cortex. The cerebral cortex and be divided into large sections and you should know the basic sections of the cortex. Neuron 1 transmits a message to neuron 2. This causes synaptic vesicles (panel b) to merge with the well wall and release neurotransmitter molecules into the synaptic gap (panel c) Neurotransmitters migrate to postsynaptic membrane and bind to receptors (panel. Ion channels open, and sodium (na+) floods into neuron 2. This chances neuron 2"s (pp on d2l) Each action potential is a spike with a duration of a few milliseconds, voltage maximum is constant. Each neuron fires action potential more frequently when it receives lots of excitatory inputs. All or none phenomenon - action potential is either going or it"s not.
