PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Representativeness Heuristic, Semantic Memory, Social Anxiety Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Benjamin Giguere

Document Summary

Neurons responsible for sending and receiving messages throughout the body. Cell body (soma) houses the cell"s genetic material. Dendrites receive messages from other cells and transmit those messages toward the rest of the cell. Axon transports information in the form of electrochemical reactions from the cell body to the end of the neuron. Neurotransmitters the chemicals that function as messengers, allowing neurons to communicate with each other. Glial cells involved in mounting immune responses in the brain, removing waste, and synchronizing the activity of neurons that constitute the nervous system. Myelin a fatty sheath that insulates axons from one another. Reuptake a process where neurotransmitter molecules that have been released into the synapse are reabsorbed into the axon terminals. Synaptic cleft the minute space between the axon terminal and dendrite. Glutamate the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brains of vertebrates. Gaba prevents neurons from generation action potentials.