PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Endocrine System, Codeine, Reuptake

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: Vessela Stamenova

Document Summary

The nervous system: the central nervous system. Spinal cord: part of the cns encased within the vertebrae or spinal column: peripheral nervous system. All the neurons in the body that are located outside the brain and spinal cord. This can be divided into the somatic nervous system, and autonomic. Autonomic nervous system: sympathetic system arouses the body for action (e. g. increase heart rate and blood pressure), mediates the fight or flight response, parasympathetic system opposite of sympathetic; prepares the body to. Rest and digest, reverses the fight or flight responses: automatic responses that we can"t control. Brain contains two almost symmetrical halves: right and left. Primary functions: creating sensory reality, integrating information, and producing behaviour. For most right-handed people, left hemisphere is better at language. Right side is better at other things, like music processing. Cerebrum: major structure of the forebrain, consisting of two virtually identical hemispheres (r and l, most recently evolved brain structure in humans.