PSY318H5 : Lecture notes and notes from book (Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology)
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Epilepsy: disease in which discharges of abnormal electrical activity in the brain interfere with normal movements, thought and consciousness. Insertion of ultrathin wires into the brain to record the electrical activity of a single neuron. End foot at the end of each teleodendrion. Sits close to the dendritic spine of another neuron. Space between the dendritic spine and the terminal button. Chemical released from terminal buttons that carries the message across the synapse. Nucleus: houses the genes and chromosomes; where cell"s proteins are stored and copies. Endoplasmic reticulum (er): where cell"s protein products are assembled in accordance with the gene"s instructions. Finished products packed in membrane and addressed in golgi bodies. Microtubules contract and aid in the cell"s movements. Lysosomes: transport incoming supplies and move and store wastes. Concentration of dissolved substances in the extracellular and intracellular fluid is different. Regulates movement of substances and concentration of salts and other chemicals.
