PSYCH 1100H Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Basal Ganglia, Sympathetic Nervous System
3 Feb 2016
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Oh, and there"s a midterm on thursday. Action potential: a neural impulse that moves information along a neuron: there"s a lot of detail involved in action potential Cerebellum: little brain. responsible for proper motor function, equilibrium, and balance: limbic system and related structures: Responsible for the four f"s of survival: fighting, fleeing, feeding and mating (wait for it) Amygdala: associates things in the world with emotion (esp. Basal ganglia: works with the cerebellum to control voluntary movement. Very important while trying to learn a new motor skill. Aka what you rely on to pass exams: cerebrum: Divided into hemispheres and connected by corpus callosum. Damaged corpus callosum (which could come from fetal. Brain plasticity: ability of the brain to reorganize neural pathways based on experiences, environment plays a key role influencing personality, occurs: As an adaptive mechanism to compensate for injury. Hemispherical lobes: brain alcohol syndrome) causes major life differences.
