Lecture 10 Flashcards
What does the Somatic Division of the PNS allow us to do?
Sense and respond to our environment via two kinds of nerves
What are the 2 nerves of the Somatic division?
Sensory Nerves
Motor Nerves
What does the Autonomic nervous system do?
Control the body’s internal environment. e.g. respiration, circulation, digestion, motivation, emotion, stress
What are the 2 subdivisions of the Autonomic Nervous System?
Parasympathetic and Sympathetic nervous system
What does the Parasympathetic nervous system do?
Inhibits/calms
What does the Sympathetic nervous system do?
Excites/activates
What can Neuropsychological tests be used to measure?
Verbal and non-verbal behaviours
What can Neurospychological tests allow for?
Inferences about things like cognition, brain function
What did Destruction and Stimulation allow for?
Can examine known areas of damage and can also stimulate areas with electricity/chemicals
What do Electroencephalograms do?
Records the electro activity of thousands of neurons
What do some EEG patters correspond to?
Particular states of consciousness
What do event-related potentials (ERP) measure?
Neural response to specific events
What is Computerized Tomography (CT)?
Using multiple x-rays taking of narrow slices of brain that are then put together to form a highly detailed anatomical image
What is Positron Emission Tomography (PET)?
A Person is injected with a harmless radioactive tracer, which can be used to provide a measure of blood flow.
What can changes in blood flow used to infer?
Changes in brain activity because blood flow increases to parts of the brain that become more active. It can also measure metabolism and neurotransmitter activity
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) used to measure?
Biological structures by measuring response to magnetic pulses
What does Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging measure (fMRI)?
Neural activity by detection changes in the magnetic response of hemoglobin (which changes as oxygen is ‘taken up’ by active parts of the brain)
What is included in the Brain Stem?
Medulla Oblongata
Pons
Cerebellum