Using this text book :
Breedlove, S. M., Watson, N. V., & Rosenzweig, M. R. (2013). Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive, and Clinical Neuroscience (7th edition). Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Answer the following questions in short notes:
· Structure of the neuron
· Basic brain structure
o Hemispheres, lobes, sulci, gyri, fissures
o Brain stem, medulla, pons
o Limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus, fornix, pituitary, corpus callosum, cingulate gyrus, superior and inferior colliculus
· Divisions of the nervous system (e.g. CNS/PNS, autonomic etc.)
· Action potentials
o Steps involved in the change in voltage at the different stages
o Graded potentials vs. Action potentials
o EPSPs and IPSPs
o Metabotropic vs. Ionotropic receptors
· Endogenous vs. Exogenous ligands
o Antagonists, agonists, and inverse agonists
o Drug effects on synaptic transmission
· Endocrine system
o Peptide vs. Steroid hormones
o Hypothalamus, pituitary, gonad system, the menstrual cycle
· Invertebrates vs. Vertebrates
o Differences between nervous systems
o Which animal is smartest?
· Development of the nervous system from conception on
o Stages of development
o Factors affecting development
