PSY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Agnosia, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Neuroplasticity

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: Rod Gillis

Document Summary

The biological basis of behavior: overview of the nervous system, central ns, peripheral ns, somatic (voluntary, autonomic (involuntary, sympathetic, arousing, fight/flight, parasympathetic, relaxing. The neuron: dendrites (receive info), axon (transports info), myelin sheath (protects axon), synapses (sends messages) The neuron: the synapse, neurotransmitters (neuron to neuron) *know these: acetylcholine motor movement, memory, learning, norepinephrine emotional/arousal, stress, dopamine - pleasure, serotonin sleep/wake cycle, mood, and appetite, gamma-aminobutyric acid (gaba, neuromodulators (neuron to glandular system) Natural opioids (endorphins (make you feel good/euphoric/make you not feel pain)) Opium a chemical from poppy plants that control pain. Natural opioids flood and gradually make the pain go away. When people get addicted, the body stops producing natural opioids. Red = most active, yellow = somewhat active. Look at diff between messed up brain and normal brain: mri and fmri (superior scanning device) (functional) magnetic resonance image. Conservative brain/liberal brain different: lesions, stimulation and recording done in historical times.