Your heart races as you run out in the street to see if you can be of any help. So much is happening at one time‚ you feel like your brain is on overload. ! Just how does your nervous system deal with so much information at one time? Did you realize that a big part of communication between and within human body systems is electrical in nature? Without it‚ body processes would shut down‚ starting with your heartbeat! You should remember from PBS that your heart beats when an electrical signal moves
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that our bodies can feel‚ whether they are actual objects or internal pain. Although we are aware of these textures‚ pressure‚ and sensations most of us probably do not realize that it is the job of our nervous system to make sure we are conscious of these things. XXX So what about our nervous system helps us identify these sensations? In order for our bodies to perceive vibrations we need Pacinian corpuscles. The Pacinian corpuscles are located our fingers and hands where they detect vibrations by
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Skinner‚ Noam Chomsky. * Describe the clinical and anatomical evidence that supports the hypothesis that different areas of the brain mediate different functions Cells of the Nervous System Reading: Gazzaniga et al. Chpt 2 Learning objectives: * Describe the 2 main types of cells in the nervous system * Describe the resting potential and how it is maintained * Describe how the action potential is generated and propagated throughout the cell * Describe the relative and
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig’s Disease) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a deadly disease of the nervous system. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease‚ ALS at this time affects 25‚000 people in the U.S. today. One in 50‚000 people will be affected in any one year. The average age for diagnosis of ALS is between 30 and 70‚ although there have been cases of teenagers contracting it.The average life span after diagnosis are three to 10 years‚ although 20 percent of those affected will outlive
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2.2 Electrical Communication Study Guide by Hisrich 2.2.a How does communication happen within the body? Electrical Signals Nervous System Chemical Signals Endocrine System The nervous system is made up of neurons. Neurons communicate just like people do‚ but they send messages using action potentials (electricity passing through their axons). Each neuron picks up signals at its dendrites‚ passes the signals down the axon‚ into the axon terminals‚ and into the synapses. The synapse
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“How does the brain naturally control pain? And how can we target these systems with treatments?” How does the brain receive pain? The brain receives pain through nociceptive stimuli which activates pain receptors on neurons called nociceptors. Nociceptors can be placed into two categories: A-delta (Aδ) fibres and C-fibres. A-delta fibres are small‚ myelinated‚ neurons that transmit signals fast and mediate sharp pain. C-fibres are smaller unmyelinated neurons that slowly transmit signals. They
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The influence of Heredity on behavior Written by Hassel Hamilton University of Axia Introduction Through the years scientist have been a debating what cause the body to behave they it does .Some people say that is genetics some say it is environment I thank that it is both genes and environment .Have you ever wonder how you got your eye color and your brown ‚ black ‚ red ‚ and blond or
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Psychology - scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The 7 Subfields of Psychology Developmental Psychology - The study of how people grow and change physically cognitively‚ emotionally‚ and socially from the prenatal period through death. Subfields include: child‚ adolescent‚ and life-span psychology. Physiological Psychology - Investigates the biological basis of behavior. Subfield include: neuroscience‚ biological psychology‚ and behavior genetics. Experimental Psychology - Investigates
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Abnormal Behavior There are many different ways to define abnormal behavior. We will work from the definition of "behaviors and/or thoughts that are harmful to yourself or to others". What is the cause of abnormal behavior? That is not an easy question to answer. By today’s standards (and to some extent depending on the disorder)‚ we would say that it is a combination of both nature and nurture. Some would say it is because of traumatic events‚ some say it is because of learning‚ others would
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she can make an informed decision on what college to attend. The parasympathetic nervous system is the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body‚ conserving its energy. Anna used the parasympathetic nervous system to stay calm and collected while feeling rushed and anxious in making a decision on what college to attend. The amygdalae are the two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system that are linked to emotion‚ and specifically influence aggression and fear. The amygdalae
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