Wednesday, September 29, 2010

psyc 101 sept 29th

prolouge, 1, 2,3 for test


survival instincts
reproducing/sex
maternal


genes and chromosomes
100 trillion body cells, each one of those cells has 100 chromosomes

polygentic - several genes many

chormosome abnormalities

Parkinson Diseases
is genetic - uncontrolled tremers
discovered in 1817
lack of dopamine - 1/10th
synthetic dopamine made to help as a cure - has a limited time of effect

twin studies
indentical - coming from one fertilized egg
identical genetically

faternal - coming from 2 fertilized eggs
they do not have to be identical or same sex


sociobiology
meaning social behavior caused by genetics
edward O wilson (1973)
things that we think of as learned he claims are biological

Altruism
saying that we have the genetics to help others
problems, has not been proved the gene exists

the brain and nervous system

functions of the neuron

receptors
recieves information, and pass it on to the brain.

effectors, instigating in muscles and joints and glands

connections, 97 percent of your neurons are this type - in the brain

the little space between axon terminals of the sending neuron and the receiving neuron

neural impulse transmission
electricity covered by chemicals

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