biopsychology

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governs the brains involuntary activities e.g. stress, heartbeat and is self regulating (autonomous) it is divided into the sympathetic brain (fight or flight) and the parasympathetic branch (rest and digest)

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Brain

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The part of the central nervous system that is responsible for coordinating sensation, intellectual and nervous activity

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CNS

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Compromises the brain and spinal cord. It recieves information from the senses and controls the body’s responses

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Peripheral nervous system

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The part of the nervous system that is outside the brain and the spinal cord

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Somatic nervous system

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The part of the peripheral nervous system responsible for carrying sensory and motor information to and from the Central nervous system

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Spinal cord

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A bundle of nerve fibres enclosed within the spinal column and which connects nearly all parts of the body with the brain

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The cerebrum

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Largest part of the brain, further divided into different lobes

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Frontal lobes

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Involved in thought and production of speech

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Occipital lobe

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involved in the processing of visual images

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The cerebellum

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Involved in controlling a person’s motor skills and balance and coordinating muscles to allow movement
Abnormalities in this area can cause problems with speech motor problems and epilepsy

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The thalamus

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Acts as a relay station for nerve impulses coming from the senses directing them to the appropriate part of the brain where they can be processed

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The hypothalamus

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Regulates body temperature hunger and thirt
Acts as a link between the endocrine system and the nervous system
Controls release of hormones from the pituitary gland