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biopsychology
neurons and synaptic transmission
the action potential
the structure and function of neurons
sensory neurons
relay neurons
motor neurons
synaptic transmission
excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters
localisation of function
motor and somatosensory areas
the motor cortex
the somatosensory cortex
visual and auditory centres
visual centres
auditory centres
language centres
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
evaluation
challenges to localisation: equipotentiality
communication may be more important than localisation
support for language centres from aphasia studies
there are individual differences in language areas
language production may not be confined to Broca’s area alone
lateralisation and split-brain research
hemisphere lateralisation
split-brain research
Sperry and Gazzaniga’s research
what have we learned from split-brain research?
evaluation of lateralisation
advantages of hemispheric lateralisation
lateralisation and immune system functioning
lateralisation changes with age
evaluation of split-brain research
language may not be restricted to the left hemisphere
limitations of split-brain research
plasticity and functional recovery of the brain
plasticity
plasticity as a result of life experience
playing video games
meditation
functional recovery after trauma
mechanisms for recovery
neuronal unmasking
stem cells
evaluation of plasticity
research support from animal studies
research support from human studies
evaluation of functional recovery after trauma
research support from animal studies
educational attainment and functional recovery
age differences in functional recovery
the endocrine system
glands and hormones
endocrine glands
hormones
pituitary gland
hormones produced by the pituitary gland
the adrenal glands
hormones produced by the adrenal glands
the fight or flight response
the fight or flight response to stress
the amygdala and hypothalamus
response to acute (sudden) stressors
the sympathetic nervous system
adrenaline
the parasympathetic nervous system
response to chronic (ongoing) stressors
‘H’ – the hypothalamus
‘P’ – the pituitary gland
‘A’ – the adrenal glands
feedback
Evaluation: fight or flight
the ‘tend and befriend’ response
negative consequences of the fight or flight response
fight or flight does not tell the whole story
further evaluation
a genetic basis to sex differences in the fight or flight response
positive rather than ‘fight or flight’ behaviours
the nervous system
divisions of the nervous system
the central nervous system
the spinal cord
the brain
the peripheral nervous system
the somatic nervous system
the autonomic nervous system
the sympathetic nervous system
the parasympathetic nervous system
ways of studying the brain
circadian rhythms
ultradian and infradian rhythms
endogenous pacemakers and exogenous zeitgebers