Psych 11: Test Outline: TEST is WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23
Basic Divisions of the Nervous System
– Central Vs Peripheral
– Somatic Vs Autonomic
– Sympathetic Vs. Parasympathetic
Hemispheric Specialization and communication (Lateralization)
Basic Brain Structures and their functions
– 4 lobes and their basic structures
– Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, medulla oblongata, cerebellum, corpus Callosum, pons, amygdala
Basic Structures of a Neuron
– Axon, cell body, dendrite, myelin sheath, Schwann cells, nodes of ranvier, synapse.
Three types of Neurons and their function
Basic Medical Imaging Techniques (MRI,fMRI, CT Scan)
Nature Vs Nurture Debate: Understand the arguments
Familiar with Phineas Gage and case studies.
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