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Nervous System. Purpose: Controls thoughts and voluntary/involuntary movements Central Nervous System: Brain and Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System: Nerves that transmit messages from the CNS to other organs. Neurons.
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Nervous System • Purpose: Controls thoughts and voluntary/involuntary movements • Central Nervous System: Brain and Spinal Cord • Peripheral Nervous System: Nerves that transmit messages from the CNS to other organs
Neurons • Neurons are specialized cells that store information and carry messages within the nervous system • Cell body: contains nucleus and other organelles • Dendrite: branchlike extensions that receive messages from neighboring cells • Axon: long extension that carries electrical messages away from the cell body and pass them to other cells
Neurotransmitters • Chemical signals of the nervous system
The Neuroscience of Emotions • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNY0AAUtH3g
Types of Neurons • Sensory neurons • Interneurons • Motor neurons
Types of neurons • Sensory neurons: detect stimuli and transfer signals to the brain and the spinal cord (CNS) • Interneurons: receive signal from sensory neurons and relay them within your brain to pass on to motor neurons • Motor neurons: pass information from the nervous system to other tissues in the body (PNS)
Test • http://en.sommer-sommer.com/braintest/
Memory • Three parts: • Encoding • Have to be paying attention! • Storing • Short term or long term • Retrieval • Works when first steps are done effectively
But… • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkvOMt34hAo
Memory Loss • Can be caused by: • Medication • Drug use • Sleep deprivation • Depression/Stress • Diet • Head Injury • Stroke • Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Disease • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wv9jrk-gXc
Dreams • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGzc3x9WJU
Catalyst • Jani is a young girl (currently 11 years old) diagnosed with schizophrenia. As you watch the video, write down any symptoms (or effects of the disease) that you notice in her behavior.