ch 3? Flashcards
myelin sheath
insulated and allows to fire fast
myelin
will add mass to brain, you already know bruh
fatser, adds capacity, effiecnetcy yk
nodes of ranvier
in between myelin gaps
axon terminal
release neurotrasmittters/ send signals
if enought neurotrasnmitters bind to the dentrietes
the signal will send and release its own neurotrasnmitters
synapse
gap bn two cells
transient exuberance
connection of neruons (no gap/synpase!)
effect of experience
dramatic increase in dendrites and synpases in the first - years of life
2
connections that arnt used are
discarded
amygdala
emotion
when does the amygdala develop
first
prefrontal cortex
impulse control
develop second
alc will turn
prefrontal cortex off
amygdala plus hippocampus will work together to create
vivid memories