Psychology 1000 Chapter 3: Psych 1000 Chapter 3

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Medulla: regulates vital functions such as breayhing and circulation. Reticular formation: group of bres that carries stimulation related to sleep and arousal through brain stem. Hypothalamus: regulates basic biological needs (hunger, thirst, temp control) Hippocampus: limbic system structure involved in learning and memory. Amygdala: limbic system structure involved in emotion and aggression. Nucleus accumbens: limbic system structure involved in motivation and reward. Cerebrum: sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement pen eld. Neurons basic building blocks of the nervous system. Linked together in circuits: contains, cell body (contains biochemical structures needed to keep the neuron alive, dendrites (antennas that collect messages from neighbouring neurons and send them to cell body, axon (conducts elec. Impulses away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles or glands) Axon terminals- end: glial cells surround neurons and hold them in place, glue, manufacture nutrient chemicals that neurons need form myelin sheath around axons.