PSYCH 1XX3 Chapter Notes - Chapter neuroscience 1: Sodium Channel, Membrane Potential, Resting Potential
19 Mar 2017
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Approx 10 billion neurons in each with between 1 and 10 000 connections. Shapes who you are; personality, perceptions, and the voice in your head. Separate the mental processes of the mind from the physical processes of the mind. The mind as a separate entity existing outside our biology, yet in control of our actions and thoughts. The physical brain was thought to serve as a connection between the mind and the body. The challenge of neuroscience is to understand how the biological brain produces the mental processes of the mind. Some neuroscientists work in the space where psychology and neuroscience intersect: studying the molecules, cells and systems of the brain to elucidate the mechanisms the underlie your specific mental abilities. How might understanding the brain"s function at a cellular level help us understand motivation and behaviour? ie: the mystery of two siblings be so different in their behaviour. Organized into signalling pathways to communicate via synaptic transmission.
