title of video - Discovery Education
... 2. Why are the basal ganglia, limbic system and brain stem referred to as the "old brain"? The basal ganglia, limbic system and brain stem are called the "old brain" because they control the subconscious activities and are thought to have developed in humans before the more conscious brain structure ...
... 2. Why are the basal ganglia, limbic system and brain stem referred to as the "old brain"? The basal ganglia, limbic system and brain stem are called the "old brain" because they control the subconscious activities and are thought to have developed in humans before the more conscious brain structure ...
The Biological Bases of Behavior: The Neuron
... Acetylcholine: (Ach) Acetylcholine is particularly important in the stimulation of muscle tissue. Contributes the regulation of attention, arousal and memory. The poison curare blocks transmission of acetylcholine. Some nerve gases inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine, producing a continuous stimu ...
... Acetylcholine: (Ach) Acetylcholine is particularly important in the stimulation of muscle tissue. Contributes the regulation of attention, arousal and memory. The poison curare blocks transmission of acetylcholine. Some nerve gases inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine, producing a continuous stimu ...
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... Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT): The precursor of serotonin is the amino acid tryptophan. The enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase converts tryptophan ...
... Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT): The precursor of serotonin is the amino acid tryptophan. The enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase converts tryptophan ...
CNS NEUROTRANSMITTERS
... Dopamine Dopamine receptor-types There are two primary dopamine receptor-types, both of which act through G-proteins : - D1 (stimulatory) - D2 (inhibitory), D2 receptors often occur on the dopaminergic neurons.They are called autoreceptors and upon stimulation can inhibit both dopamine synthesis an ...
... Dopamine Dopamine receptor-types There are two primary dopamine receptor-types, both of which act through G-proteins : - D1 (stimulatory) - D2 (inhibitory), D2 receptors often occur on the dopaminergic neurons.They are called autoreceptors and upon stimulation can inhibit both dopamine synthesis an ...
PowerPoint from lab
... • Stepping on a tack stimulates pain receptors • Sensory neuron synapses with association neuron in spinal cord. • Association neuron activates motor neurons in several spinal cord segments, which leave through anterior root and innervate several muscles, causing flexor muscles in the thigh to contr ...
... • Stepping on a tack stimulates pain receptors • Sensory neuron synapses with association neuron in spinal cord. • Association neuron activates motor neurons in several spinal cord segments, which leave through anterior root and innervate several muscles, causing flexor muscles in the thigh to contr ...
Slide 1
... transduction pathways via its four different receptors. The H1 receptor activates the phosphoinositide turnover via Gq/11 proteins. The other receptors either positively (H2 receptor) or negatively (H3 and H4 receptor) regulate adenylyl cyclase activity via Gs and Gi/o protein activation respectivel ...
... transduction pathways via its four different receptors. The H1 receptor activates the phosphoinositide turnover via Gq/11 proteins. The other receptors either positively (H2 receptor) or negatively (H3 and H4 receptor) regulate adenylyl cyclase activity via Gs and Gi/o protein activation respectivel ...
HALLUCINATIONS NATURAL VS. DRUG
... – Sensory overload • Visual hallucinations not produced in patients who have a severed optic nerve ...
... – Sensory overload • Visual hallucinations not produced in patients who have a severed optic nerve ...
Peripheral Nervous System
... A. The autonomic nervous system (_____) is the general visceral _________ division of the PNS, and contains two subdivisions 1. _____________ N.S. – involved in “fight or flight” responses; this branch prepares the body for ____________ activity 2. ______sympathetic N.S. – involved in “rest & ______ ...
... A. The autonomic nervous system (_____) is the general visceral _________ division of the PNS, and contains two subdivisions 1. _____________ N.S. – involved in “fight or flight” responses; this branch prepares the body for ____________ activity 2. ______sympathetic N.S. – involved in “rest & ______ ...
The role of the nervous system in detecting and
... to stimuli Detecting and responding in animals A complex animal may need to respond immediately to a stimulus. In many situations, it is important that a change is detected instantly and appropriate signals sent quickly to relevant parts of the body. It is also important that, within the body, often ...
... to stimuli Detecting and responding in animals A complex animal may need to respond immediately to a stimulus. In many situations, it is important that a change is detected instantly and appropriate signals sent quickly to relevant parts of the body. It is also important that, within the body, often ...
Autonomic Nervous System
... •Receives input from the limbic system. •Best known hypothalamic response is the fight-or-flight response. It increases sympathetic output: pounding heart, sweaty palms and increased blood pressure in response to fear. •Catecholamine release from the adrenal medulla spreads this response far and wid ...
... •Receives input from the limbic system. •Best known hypothalamic response is the fight-or-flight response. It increases sympathetic output: pounding heart, sweaty palms and increased blood pressure in response to fear. •Catecholamine release from the adrenal medulla spreads this response far and wid ...
Brain and Behaviour
... If a neuron receives more excitatory messages, it will fire. If a neuron receives more inhibitory messages it will not fire . ...
... If a neuron receives more excitatory messages, it will fire. If a neuron receives more inhibitory messages it will not fire . ...
Previous lecture
... Bi / CNS 150 Lecture 10 Synaptic inhibition; cable properties of neurons; electrical integration in cerebellum Monday, October 19, 2015 Henry Lester Chapter 2 (p. 22-30); Chapter 10 (223-234) ...
... Bi / CNS 150 Lecture 10 Synaptic inhibition; cable properties of neurons; electrical integration in cerebellum Monday, October 19, 2015 Henry Lester Chapter 2 (p. 22-30); Chapter 10 (223-234) ...
Chapter 22 Thalamus
... Receptors; specialized cells which convert external stimulus energy into a signal that produces a neural response Each of the fundamental types of stimuli has a separate population of receptors selective for the particular form of energy Within a single sensory system are classes of receptors ...
... Receptors; specialized cells which convert external stimulus energy into a signal that produces a neural response Each of the fundamental types of stimuli has a separate population of receptors selective for the particular form of energy Within a single sensory system are classes of receptors ...
prop'02May21.doc
... Unperfused rats will be sacrificed by decapitation. In C-row deprived animals the deprived barrel region will be dissected out from the brain, flattened at –30oC with the heat dissipator of a cryostat (28090 Frigocut N. Reichert-Jung), and stored at -80 oC. Sections 16-20 m-thick will be cut at – 2 ...
... Unperfused rats will be sacrificed by decapitation. In C-row deprived animals the deprived barrel region will be dissected out from the brain, flattened at –30oC with the heat dissipator of a cryostat (28090 Frigocut N. Reichert-Jung), and stored at -80 oC. Sections 16-20 m-thick will be cut at – 2 ...
Ch 48: Nervous System – part 1
... How do action potentials “travel” along an axon? the strong depolarization of one action potential assures that the neighboring region of the neuron will be depolarized above threshold, triggering a new action potential, and so on… SYNAPSE: junction between a neuron and another cell; found betwe ...
... How do action potentials “travel” along an axon? the strong depolarization of one action potential assures that the neighboring region of the neuron will be depolarized above threshold, triggering a new action potential, and so on… SYNAPSE: junction between a neuron and another cell; found betwe ...
nerve net
... • Some nerve cells have junctions with muscles or glands – Chemicals released stimulate contraction of the muscle, or secretion by the gland ...
... • Some nerve cells have junctions with muscles or glands – Chemicals released stimulate contraction of the muscle, or secretion by the gland ...
Mechanisms of Perception: Hearing, Touch, Smell, Taste & Attention
... Info about touch & proprioception Info about pain & temperature ...
... Info about touch & proprioception Info about pain & temperature ...
physio unit 9 [4-20
... Decrease signal transmission when input intensity is too great They travel backwards from cortex to thalamus, medulla, and spinal cord Amplifying Divergence Example Characteristic of corticospinal pathway, which controls skeletal muscles Divergence into multiple tracts Occurs in information transmit ...
... Decrease signal transmission when input intensity is too great They travel backwards from cortex to thalamus, medulla, and spinal cord Amplifying Divergence Example Characteristic of corticospinal pathway, which controls skeletal muscles Divergence into multiple tracts Occurs in information transmit ...
Anatomy of the Somatosensory System
... to noxious chemicals. These receptors respond to minute punctures of the epithelium, with a response magnitude that depends on the degree of tissue deformation. They also respond to temperatures in the range of 40–60°C, and change their response rates as a linear function of warming (in contrast wit ...
... to noxious chemicals. These receptors respond to minute punctures of the epithelium, with a response magnitude that depends on the degree of tissue deformation. They also respond to temperatures in the range of 40–60°C, and change their response rates as a linear function of warming (in contrast wit ...
SKZ Hx Ebefrenia Catatonia Demenza paranoide Demenza precox
... RGS4 normally serves to inhibit Gq signaling and it is markedly reduced from the dlPFC of patients with schizophrenia Schizophrenia is associated with the increased expression of receptors that promote ca++ cAMP signling (↑ expression of mGluR1α → ↑ Ca++ internal release and D1R expression) ...
... RGS4 normally serves to inhibit Gq signaling and it is markedly reduced from the dlPFC of patients with schizophrenia Schizophrenia is associated with the increased expression of receptors that promote ca++ cAMP signling (↑ expression of mGluR1α → ↑ Ca++ internal release and D1R expression) ...