biological level of analysis day 1…. how does our biology affect our behavior? learning intention:...
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Biological Level
of AnalysisDay 1…
HO
W
DO
ES
O
UR
B
IOL
OG
Y
AF
FE
CT
O
UR
B
EH
AV
IOR
?
Learning Intention: Explain the effects of neurotransmission on human behaviour
Success Criteria: Students will be able to successfully label all parts of the nervous system
Th
e n
ervo
us
system
is divid
ed
in
to th
e•p
erip
hera
l n
ervo
us syste
m
(PN
S) a
nd
the
•cen
tral n
ervo
us
system
(CN
S)
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Th
e P
NS
con
sists of
•se
nso
ry neu
ron
s run
nin
g
from
stimu
lus re
cep
tors
that in
form
the C
NS
of th
e
stimu
li•m
oto
r neu
ron
s run
nin
g
from
the C
NS
to th
e
mu
scle
s an
d g
lan
ds -
calle
d e
ffecto
rs - that
take a
ction
.
Th
e C
NS
con
sists of th
e•sp
inal c
ord
•b
rain
Central Nervous System (CNS): Spinal Cord & Brain
CN
S: co
ntro
ls b
eh
avio
r &
coord
inate
s m
ove
men
t b
etw
een
/am
on
g a
ll d
iffere
nt p
arts o
f the
bod
y
Bra
in p
rote
cted
by
the sk
ull, sp
inal co
rd
pro
tecte
d b
y ve
rteb
rae/ sp
inal
colu
mn
bu
t this
does N
OT
mean
they
are
safe
from
in
jurie
s
W
hat is a
refl
ex?
it ca
n o
ccur w
ithou
t g
oin
g th
rou
gh
the
bra
in to
pro
cess.
Is fi
gh
t or fl
igh
t re
spon
se a
refl
ex?
Ye
s: acco
rdin
g to
wh
o?
N
o: a
ccord
ing
to w
ho?
THE BRAIN: most important part of life…
Our brain has 4 lobes
Fro
nta
l Lob
e-
re
aso
nin
g, p
lan
nin
g,
parts o
f speech
, m
ove
men
t, em
otio
ns,
an
d p
rob
lem
solvin
gP
arie
tal L
ob
e-
m
ove
men
t, orie
nta
tion
, re
cog
nitio
n, p
erce
ptio
n
of stim
uli
O
ccip
ital L
ob
e-
visu
al p
roce
ssing
Tem
pora
l Lob
e-
p
erce
ptio
n a
nd
re
cog
nitio
n o
f au
dito
ry stim
uli, m
em
ory, a
nd
sp
eech
4 Lobes
HEMISPHERES
Our brain has 2 hemispheres: a LEFT and a RIGHT. Our LEFT controls the RIGHT side of our body, and vice-versa. http://youtu.be/2MKNsI5CWoU
Our Brain’s Main Structures
2 h
em
isph
ere
s, 4 lo
bes…
C
ere
bellu
m
"little b
rain
", is simila
r to th
e
cere
bru
m in
that it h
as tw
o
hem
isph
ere
s an
d h
as a
hig
hly
fold
ed
surfa
ce o
r corte
x.
Th
is structu
re is a
ssocia
ted
w
ith re
gu
latio
n a
nd
co
ord
inatio
n o
f move
men
t, p
ostu
re, a
nd
bala
nce
.
Lim
bic
Syste
m
refe
rred
to a
s the "e
motio
nal
bra
in", is fo
un
d b
urie
d w
ithin
the
cere
bru
m. L
ike th
e ce
reb
ellu
m,
evo
lutio
narily th
e stru
cture
is ra
ther o
ld
Bra
inste
m
vital life
fun
ction
s such
as
bre
ath
ing
, heartb
eat, a
nd
b
lood
pre
ssure
M
ed
ulla
, pon
s, mid
bra
in
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ALL OF THIS DEPENDS ON…
NEURONS
A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell
“Damn, Skinner Ate Mice? Not Very Smart!”
Dendrites Soma Axon Myelin sheath Nucleus Synaptic vessels Synapse
NEURON
DRAW THE STRUCTURE BELOW IN YOUR NOTES. TRACE THE PATHWAYUSING ARROWS WITH A DIFFERENT COLOR PEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4S1BqdFG4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifD1YG07fB8&feature=related until :20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIGqp6_PG6k
How do neurons work?