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Bio psych (1-5)
L1: Neuroanatomy
The Nervous System
CNS
PNS
The Brain
Anatomical directions
Planes and sections
Grey and white matter
Corpus callosum
Protection of the nervous system
Meninges and CSF
Ventricular system
Blood-brain barrier
Cerebral cortex
Major sulci and gyri
The four lobes
Frontal lobe
Perietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Primary and association areas
Deficits
L2: Neuroanatomy (2)
Divisions of the brain
The brain (encephalon)
Brain development
Prosencephalon
Telencephalon
Basal ganglia
Limbic system
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Diencephalon
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Mescencephalon
Tectum
Tegmentum
Rhombencephalon
Metencephalon
Bio psych (1-5) 1
, Myelencephalon
L3: Transmission Within a Neuron
The Nervous System
Neurons
Structure
Supporting cells
Transmission Within a Neuron
Cell membrane
Ions
Membrane potential
Concentration inside the cell
Concentration outside the cell
Resting potential
Action potential
Action potential process
Propagation
Saltatory conduction
L4: Transmission Between Neurons
Synaptic Transmission
Synapse
Synaptic transmission process
Cross section of a synapse
Binding
Receptors
Termination
Neural Integration
Drugs and Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters
GABA
Glutamate
Acetylcholine
Serotonin
Dopamine
Antagonists and agonists
L5: How to Study the Brain?
Neurological diseases and cases
Stroke
Alzheimer’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease
Methods of studying the brain
Patient HM
Concept of memory systems
Experimentally induced lesions and other brain manipulations
Bio psych (1-5) 2
, Selective place learning deficits after hippocampal lesions in rats
Neuroanatomical study of brain connectivity
Polymodal sensory input to the hippocampus
Electrophysiology
Single-unit recordings
Local field potential
Electrophysiology in humans
MRI scans
Structural MRI
Functional MRI
fMRI study
PET scans
Modeling the brain
Spatial learning/ navigation by Dawrin X
Summary
Questions
L1: Neuroanatomy
LO:
The divisions of the nervous system
Anatomical planes and directions
The brain: grey and white matter
Protection of the brain (meninges, blood-brain barrier)
The ventricular system
The cortex: lobes, sulci, gyri
Primary and association areas
The Nervous System
CNS
Brain (encased in skull)
Spinal chord (encased in vertebral column)
PNS
Bio psych (1-5) 3
, Nerves
Motor pathways (info from muscles to CNS)
Sensory pathways (info from sensory systems to CNS)
The Brain
1. Cerebrum (meaning ‘brain’ in Latin)
2. Cerebellum
3. Brain stem
Two hemispheres, left and right
Contralateral (opposite side)
Ipsilateral (same side)
The brain receives a constant flow of blood (20% blood to heart) and oxygen
Deprivation = unconsciousness
Stroke = bleed/ blockage in brain resulting in dying brain cells (not enough
oxygen)
Anatomical directions
Bio psych (1-5) 4
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