Slide 1 Slide 2 Brain Spinal cord Slide 3 Spinal Cord Slide 4 Sensory Nerves: Afferent Motor Nerves: Efferent Afferent: stimuli both internal and external Internal: Stretch…

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Slide 1LECTURE 11 DRUGS AND ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS David Pearson Room T10, William Guild Building Email: [email protected] Slide 2 The brain is protected by a tightly…

Slide 1LECTURE 5 DRUGS AND ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS (this material is covered in Drugs and Behaviour section of chapter 4, Martin et al) David Pearson Room T10, William Guild…

Slide 1Chapter 3 Synapses Slide 2 Synaptic Transmission Overview Link to Animated Video Slide 3 The Concept of the Synapse Synapse: gap between one neuron’s presynaptic…

Slide 1Smooth Muscle Excitation - Contraction Mike Clark, M.D. Slide 2 Smooth Muscle Found in walls of most hollow organs (except heart) Usually in two layers (longitudinal…

Slide 1 Chapter 2 Brain and Behavior Slide 2 Weekly Reading Guarantee 1.What is the action potential? In other words, do neurons fire half way? As in communicate half a signal?…

Slide 1 A special lecture by: THE MIT ZOMBIE DEFENSE INITIATIVE Slide 2 Intermediate Topics: purpose 1) Provide students with scientific tools and knowledge necessary to…

Slide 1 Introduction to Psychology: KCC Chapter 2 Brain and Behavior Slide 2 Introduction to Psychology: KCC Neuron and Its Parts Neuron: Individual nerve cell – Dendrites:…

Slide 1 Chapter 3 The Brain, Biology, and Behavior Slide 2 n Neuron: Individual nerve cell  Dendrites: Receive messages from other neurons  Soma: Cell body; body of…