Nervous System Purpose: Controls thoughts and voluntary/involuntary movements Central Nervous System: Brain and Spinal Cord Peripheral Nervous System:

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Nervous SystemPurpose: Controls thoughts and voluntary/involuntary movementsCentral Nervous System: Brain and Spinal CordPeripheral Nervous System: Nerves that transmit messages from the CNS to other organs

NeuronsNeurons are specialized cells that store information and carry messages within the nervous systemCell body: contains nucleus and other organellesDendrite: branchlike extensions that receive messages from neighboring cellsAxon: long extension that carries electrical messages away from the cell body and pass them to other cells

Making connections

NeurotransmittersChemical signals of the nervous systemThe Neuroscience of Emotionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNY0AAUtH3gTypes of NeuronsSensory neuronsInterneuronsMotor neuronsTypes of neuronsSensory neurons: detect stimuli and transfer signals to the brain and the spinal cord (CNS)Interneurons: receive signal from sensory neurons and relay them within your brain to pass on to motor neuronsMotor neurons: pass information from the nervous system to other tissues in the body (PNS)3 Actors!Scenario

3 actors!Scenario

Parts of the Brain

Left vs. Right Brain MYTH

Testhttp://en.sommer-sommer.com/braintest/MemoryThree parts:EncodingHave to be paying attention!StoringShort term or long termRetrievalWorks when first steps are done effectivelyButhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkvOMt34hAoMemory LossCan be caused by:MedicationDrug useSleep deprivationDepression/StressDietHead InjuryStrokeAlzheimersAlzheimers Diseasehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wv9jrk-gXcDreams

Dreamshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGzc3x9WJUCatalystJani is a young girl (currently 11 years old) diagnosed with schizophrenia. As you watch the video, write down any symptoms (or effects of the disease) that you notice in her behavior.What did you notice?What is Schizophrenia?