PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Parasympathetic Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System
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Replication repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants and circumstances. 100 billion in adult brain motor neurons neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands. Neurotransmitters chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons. Central nervous system brain and spinal cord peripheral nervous system autonomic and somatic automatic nervous system the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Phineas gage railroad worker who survived a severe brain injury that dramatically changed his personality and behavior; case played a role in the development of the understanding of the localization of brain function. Lesions removal or destruction of part of the brain intentionally retrograde amnesia an inability to retrieve information from one"s past.
