Integration And Behaviour Flashcards
1
Q
What is integration?
A
When the nervous system ‘makes decisions’ by combining different psps
2
Q
Who investigated synaptic integration in the vertebrate motor neuron?
A
JC Eccles
3
Q
What is spatial summation?
A
The sum of psps from different synapses
4
Q
What is temporal summation?
A
The sum of psps in time
5
Q
What is a muscle spindle?
A
A proprioreceptor in mammal muscles
6
Q
What was found with stimulus strength with regards to ink production in Aplysia?
A
The ink sacs are hard to excite, but if one spikes they all do
7
Q
What is habituation?
A
Reduction in response with repeated stimulus
8
Q
What is facilitation?
A
Increased response when preceded by a different noxious stimulus
