NROB60H3 Chapter Notes -Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential, Chemical Synapse, Dorsal Root Ganglion
26 Oct 2011
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Introduction: cns, forebrain, midbrian, hindbrian, brain stem. Brain stem: includes the midbrain, pons, and medualla from the top of the spinal cord to the diencephalon (subcortical part of the brain) Diencephalon: thalamus, hypothalamus control the pituitary. Cerebellum: controls motor functions, coordination, learning gland. and balance. Ventricles: remnants of the neural tube from neural development and hold the cerebral spinal fluid. Function is unknown but they serve as important landmarks in the pet scan, mri scan ect: microscopic anatomy of the brain: Basal ganglia: extremely complicated circuits that are similar to gates that start and stop activity motor (think parkinson"s. Disease problems initiating movement) and cognitive: shows that there are different types of neurons present in different, cortex: made up of grey matter that have a high concentration of regions of the brain. The concentration is not uniform. neurons that are organized in distinct layers. Introspection to behaviorism to cognitive: introspection limited, behaviorism: watson (behavior is governed by reward .
