Psych&100 - Brain and Behavior

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Nervous System

Regulates body responses to stimuli, includes CNS & PNS.

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Neurons

Nerve cells for communication, with components like cell body, dendrites, axon, and myelin.

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Synapse

Junction between axon terminals and dendrites for neurotransmitter transmission.

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Central Nervous System

Brain and spinal cord for message transmission.

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Peripheral Nervous System

Communicates between CNS and body parts, includes Somatic NS and Automatic NS.

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Brain Sections

Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain for various functions.

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Cerebral Cortex

Controls mental processes, with lobes like frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal.

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Motor Cortex

Controls movement, while Sensory Cortex receives skin senses info.

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Association Areas

Higher mental functions like learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking.

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Corpus Callosum

Connects brain hemispheres, left for language and logic, right for imagination and art.