PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Neuroplasticity, Anandamide, Synaptogenesis

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2012
• Professor: Ron Chandler

Document Summary

Nervous system: neurotransmitter, dopamine, acetylcholine, anandamide, glutamate, gaba, norepinephrine, serotonin, ex. A bear coming behind u: dopamine inc, glutamate inc. Neural plasticity (4 ways we maintain neural plasticity: growth of dendrites and axons, synaptogenesis, pruning, myelination, glial cells are maintained to either form myelin sheet, due to neural plasticity, humans continue to evolve and become more intelligent. Stem cells: cells, often originating embryos, having the capacity to differentiate into a more specialized cells. Interaction btwn cns and pns: central nervous system, brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, everything that radiates out from cns and back to cns. Frontal lobe: master of functioning, most important in cerebral cortex. Ganglia: help to control movement and motor planning. Cerebellum: often thought of the tiny mind. Peripheral n. s: autonomic, control involuntary actions, help regulate with limbic system, parasympathetic, sympathetic, fight or flight, somatic, controls voluntary actions, ex.