PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Central Nervous System, Traumatic Brain Injury, Peripheral Nervous System
9 Jul 2015
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Chapter 1 what are the origins of brain and. Brain and behavior differ greatly but are linked. The human brain comprises 2 major sets of structures, the cerebrum and the cerebellum. The cerebrum (forebrain), has 2 nearly symmetrical halves called hemispheres. The second major brain structure is the cerebellum. The term, brain, signifies both the organ itself and the fact that this organ produces behavior. The major divisions of the human nervous system, are composed of cells, as is the rest of the body, and these nerve cells or neurons, most directly control behavior. Neurons in the rain communicate with one another, with sensory receptors in the skin, with muscles and with internal body organs. Spinal cord descends from the brainstem through a canal in the backbone. The brain and the spinal cord make up the central nervous system (cns)
