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PSY101-Chapter 2
Core Concepts Zimbardo, Chapter 2- Biopsychology, Neuroscience, & Human Behavior
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Psychology
01/29/2011
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Biopsychology
 Definition
Scientific study of the interaction of biology, behavior, & mental processes
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Neuron
 Definition
-Communication links of the nervous system
-Receives information
-Transmits information
-Communicates information in electrical & chemical forms
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3 Types of Neurons
 Definition
-Sensory Neurons
-Motor Neurons
-Interneurons
Term
Sensory Neurons
 Definition
-Relay info from sense organs to brain
-Relay info about environment to brain
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Motor Neurons
 Definition
-Relay info from the brain to muscles & glands
-Enable the body to move
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Interneurons
 Definition
-Relay info between neurons
-Relays info from one neuron to the next
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Soma
(Cell Body)
 Definition
-Cell nucleus
-Contains DNA
-Metabolic functions
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Dendrites
 Definition
-Information collectors
-Receive impulses from axons
-Input structure of the neuron
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Axon
 Definition
-Output structure of the neuron
-Transmit away
-One axon per neuron