psychological psychology

Midterm Exam The Midterm Exam will assess your understanding of the following topics and concepts covered during weeks 1-6 of Physiological Psychology. Exam questions will be in a variety of formats, and may include short answer, fill-in-the-blanks, diagram labeling, true-false, and multiple choice. Dualism vs. monism Equipotentiality vs. localization Physiological, ontogenic, functional explanations of behavior Genotype vs. phenotype Relationship of genes to RNA to proteins Chromosomes Heritability and how it is measured Molecules and ions important to the nervous system Neurons—membranes, major parts of neurons, what each part does Sensory vs. motor vs. interneurons Glial cells and their functions Blood brain barrier and its function Communication of information within neurons and between neurons Resting potential and how it is achieved Action potential and what happens during the action potential Depolarization vs. Hyperpolarization Threshold of excitation Nodes of Ranvier Saltatory conduction Synapse Presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons Neurotransmitters covered in class, their synthesis, release, and breakdown/reuptake Receptor sites Agonists and antagonists Temporal and spatial summation Anatomy directions (lateral, medial, etc.) Divisions of the nervous system (central, peripheral, etc.) Structure of the spinal cord Major structures of the hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain (covered in class) and what these structures do Cerebral cortex—lobes, gyri, sulci, corpus callosum, dura mater, gray vs. white matter, layers & columns Functions of lobes of cerebral cortex Ventricles Proliferation, migration, axon growth, differentiation, myelination, synaptogenesis Apoptosis Neurotrophins Teratogens Neurogenesis and where it occurs in the human brain Sources of brain damage and types of stroke Recovery from nervous system damage: behavioral adjustments, regenerative sprouting, collateral

sprouting, supersensitivity, reorganization Tools for researching the brain discussed in class Limbic system structures and how they contribute to emotion Emotional functions of prefrontal cortex Hemispheric differences in emotion Autonomic Nervous System: Sympathetic & parasympathetic responses to stress Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and cortisol