CSD 212- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)
4 Oct 2017
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Organization of nervous system: central nervous system, the basis of everything, the brain, peripheral nervous system, something that is to the side, external, things that branch off. Neuron (nerve cell: they are insulated in fatty tissue, cell body: information coming in and out, know and review the phrases in red in the nerve cell diagram. The s(cid:373)allest fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) it (cid:272)a(cid:374) effe(cid:272)t you i(cid:374) great (cid:449)ays. Nerve impulses: so fast (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t e(cid:448)e(cid:374) thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out it, electrical and chemical. Principles of neural plasticity: age dependent determinants, brain has to learn how to rewire itself, how can we help fix that break, how can we help strengthen and rebuild these pathways. Pruning: your brain has an excess of neurons and synapses, thi(cid:374)gs that you do(cid:374)"t use your (cid:271)rai(cid:374) gets rid of it, now it is focused on making more efficient movements and more complex motor skills.
