PSYC100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Phineas Gage, Basal Ganglia, Spatial Memory

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC100
• Professor: Agnes R.Ly

Document Summary

Phineas gage got this thing messed up. Outer layer increases surface layer which allows more neurons. Forming new memories (spatial memory - where things are) Overall motor function and motor memory (riding bike, etc. ) Speeds up the transmission of the signal. Where the communication occurs and connection of other neurons. Monozygotic are identical twins with nearly the same dna. Dizygotic twins are fraternal twins; look like any other sibling but look alike. We all respond differently to different environments even if we have the same genes. Detection of physical stimuli by sensory receptors (rods and cones in retina detect light) Conversion of one form of energy to another (converting to electrical stimulation to the brain) (rods and cones convert light waves into signals) How brain decides to interpret the information it receives and organizes it. Minimum amount for you to experience something. (going from 0 to something) Just noticeable differences between stimuli, something is being experienced.