emergency threat‚ it triggers an immediate response in the autonomic nervous system. Your stress response kicks in and activates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). Your body is flooded with hormones that heighten the senses‚ increase heart rate and blood pressure‚ and focus the brain’s activity. The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)‚ which is responsible for physical relaxation and emotional calm‚ becomes overwhelmed by this sympathetic response. As a result‚ you respond to certain situations with
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Psych Notes *A person is an information unit Receptors (sensory) receive information and relay it to interneurons (between neurons) that process info. Person transmits info through effectors. Basic effectors are hormonal secretions and movement. *Receptors (receive) Interneurons (process) Effectors (transmit) *A person is a computer made out of meat. Behaviorism- you learn to be the person you are‚ persons are products of learning. Conditioning processes- (learning) molded‚ modified
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NATIONAL CENTERR FORR CA NA C SE STUDDY TEACH CHIN IN NG IN SCI CIEN ENCCE EN I’ve Fallen Over and I Can’t Get Up by Ashley L. Madern‚ Michael D. Hood‚ Jeffrey C. Paul‚ Jr.‚ and Philip J. Stephens Department of Biology‚ Villanova University‚ Villanova‚ PA Part I – Children Playing in the Heat The summer of 1985 turned out to be the hottest on record for Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ and that day in July was one of the hottest. Two boys were playing outside while their mothers were inside preparing lunch for
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Chapter 2- Darwin was the first to suggest how evolutionoccurs. Humans belong to the primate family known as hominins. Characteristics that evolved to perform one function but were co-opted to perform another function are called exaptations. Each group of three consecutive nucleotide bases along the strand of messenger RNA is called a codon‚ which instructs the ribosome to add amino acids to the protein being constructed. Subsequent to the nature-nuture issue‚ a second line of thought surrounding
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Biopsychology Bio psychologists argue behaviour is the product of our genes and behaviour and experiences are caused by the activity in the nervous system. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Made up of the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD. NEURONS Make connections between each neuron‚ sending nerve impulses across the synapse. These make up the nervous system and determine what we‚ think‚ feel‚ say and do. A Motor Neuron _______________ _______________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________
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at every level‚ our existence is both part of a larger system and a combination of smaller systems. 3. Describe the structure of a neuron and the pro cess by which an action potential is triggered. 4. Describe how nerve cells communicate‚ and dis cuss the importance of neurotransmitters for human behavior. 5. Discuss the significance of endorphins‚ and ex plain how drugs influence neurotransmitters. 6. Identify the major divisions of the nervous sys tem and their primary functions‚ and describe the
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TMA2: DESCRIBE HOW NEURONS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM COMMUNICATE. INTRODUCTION. As we human being are biological being‚ we need to understand our biological make up‚ and we can only fully understand the different parts of our bodies by studying further. This essay aims to address research methods used to study and understand how we evolved. Our knowledge of the human body has grown and psychology itself has become an expanding field of knowledge‚ various research and studies have been
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psychologists sometimes called Behavioural neuroscientist‚ neuropsychologist‚ behaviour geneticist‚ psychological psychologist‚ bio psychologist … * We are a system of substances‚ that are composed of even smaller substances (tiny cells make up body organs) * Body’s information system is built from billions of tiny interconnected system of neurones * Sensory Neurones – neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptor the brain and the spinal cord for processing – “afferent”
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INTRODUCTION Pediatric nursing or child health nursing is the specialty nursing care of infants‚ children and adolescents. Pediatric nursing is an excellent career for those who love kids and don’t mind hard work. The day of a pediatric nurse can be hectic‚ working with patients that range from newborns to teenagers. No two days are ever the same. Pediatric nurses work mostly on the pediatric halls in hospitals‚ although some may also work in a doctor’s office. The work involved
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The Biology of Mind Neuron Communication Neuron is a nerve cell‚ basic building block our nerve system Neurons consists in: Dendrites : neurons bushy branches and it listens Axons: Tube that passes the messages and it speaks – transmit Action potential : is a neural impulse‚ brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. Threshold: is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse Myelin Sheath covers an axon and some neurons Synapse : is the junction
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