Psychology Thursday 9 4 14 Chapter 3 Biological Psychology Central Nervous System part of the nervous system containing the brain and spinal chord Nerve Cell Soma Cell Body See figure in the book The Axon Terminal See figure in the book Neural Plasticity The ability of the nervous system to change After a certain time we do not develop more neutrons There are some stem cells that don t have a function have the ability to change Stem cells could become a brain cell The Hindbrain and Brainstem Midbrain picks up sound Cerebellum Helps with our sense of balance The Cerebral Cortex Frontal Lobe Responsible for motor function motor cortex language Broca s area memory and planning prefrontal cortex Parietal Lobe Specialized for touch and perception sensory cortex Damage can cause people to not recognize objects Temporal Lobe Plays a role in hearing understanding language Wernicke s area and memory Occipital Lobe Specialized for vision Visual Association Cortex Primary Visual Cortex The Limbic System In the middle of the brain Thalamus Conductor of everything Hypo Thalamus Responsible for keeping body temp at a specific area Hypocampus Amygdala Responsible for excitement arousal fear What is the difference between a persistent vegetative state and brain death Video Peripheral Nervous System Nerves in the body that extend outside the central nervous system Somatic Nervous System Communicates information between the CNS and the body PNS coordinating voluntary movement Sensory Neurons connected to skin and muscles Motor Neurons Connected to muscled Autonomic Nervous System Controls involuntary actions or our internal organs and glands participate in emotional regulation with limbic system The Endocrine System A network of glands that release hormones into the bloodstream to influence organs Pituitary Gland Controls the other glands in the body is managed by the hypothalamus Adrenal Glands Manufactures adrenaline and cortisol the emergency center Sexual Reproductive Glands Creates testosterone and estrogen in both the testes males and ovaries females
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