Physiological Psychology

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Physiological Psychology

• Introduction
• Cellular Neuroanatomy
• Neurotransmission
• Systems Neuroanatomy
• Hemispheric Lateralization

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What isPhysiological Psychology?

• Brain/Biology Behavior
• Behavior Change in Brain/Biology

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How do we study it?

• Somatic intervention
• Alter brain or body
• Behavioral intervention
• Alter behavior
• Correlation
• Relationship between brain and behavior

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Levels of Analysis

• Molecular
• Genes, proteins
• Cellular
• Neurons, glia, immune
• Systems
• Brain, regions and structures
• Spinal cord
• Behavior
• Motor, cognitive, memory, social, etc.

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Tools

• Case studies
• Experimental interventions
• Recording
• Imaging

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Cellular Neuroanatomy

• Neurons
• Glia
• Astrocyte
• Oligodendrocyte
• Schwann cell
• Microglia

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Neuron

• Dendrites
• Cell body
• Axon

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Classification of neurons

• Function
• Shape
• Size

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Glia

• Astrocytes
• Oligodendrocytes
• CNS
• Schwann cells
• PNS
• Microglia
• Immune system

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Astrocytes

• Structure
• Nourishment
• Waste removal
• Buffer
• Blood Brain Barrier
• Communication
• Gliosis

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Oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells

• Myelin
• Similarities
• Differences