PSY 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pineal Gland, Behavioral Neuroscience, Psy

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: All

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Biopsychology: the study of the mechanics of human behavior. The pineal gland - singular in brain. The brain is soul (physical can affect mental not two separate entities) Message: to understand the mind, study the brain (feelings are in the brain) The nervous system consists of individual cells. **big point for exam: every moment or thought we have is a chemical event** Biopsychology is the building blocks of the nervous system. Acetylcholine (ach) cholinergic transmission at the heart (without this you"d be paralyzed) Very important know this one for the exam. Causes contraction of muscle, which in turn makes movement possible. Noradrenaline (na) noradrenergic transmission at the liver. The central nervous system (cns): the spinal cord & the brain. The spinal cord: reflexes, a & d fibers. The cns - central nervous system (con"t) Broca"s area: controls ability to speak (left side of brain)