Unit 1 Podcast
Episode 1 · 22:41 · A complete audio review of Biological Bases of Behavior.
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What this episode covers
- Heredity, environment, and the interaction between nature and nurture
- The evolutionary perspective and twin/adoption research designs
- Central vs. peripheral nervous system — autonomic and somatic branches
- Sympathetic (fight-or-flight) vs. parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) responses
- Neuron anatomy: dendrites, soma, axon, terminal buttons
- Action potentials, synapses, and neurotransmitter reuptake
- Key neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, GABA, acetylcholine
- Major brain structures: frontal lobe, hippocampus, amygdala, cerebellum
- Brain imaging tools: EEG, fMRI, PET scans
- Brain plasticity and neurogenesis
- Sleep stages (NREM 1-3 and REM) and the functions of sleep
- Circadian rhythms and sleep disorders
- Sensation vs. perception; transduction; absolute and difference thresholds; sensory adaptation