Neupsy Key

Signaling at the Nerve-Muscle Synapse: Directly Gated Transmission   The Neuromuscular Junction Is a Well-Studied Example of Directly Gated Synaptic Transmission The Motor Neuron Excites the Muscle by Opening Ligand-Gated…

Review of Basic Circuit Theory   Basic Electrical Parameters Potential Difference (V or E) Current (I) Conductance (g) Capacitance (C) Rules for Circuit Analysis Conductance Current Capacitance Potential Difference Current…

Prefrontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and the Biology of Explicit Memory Storage   Working Memory Depends on Persistent Neural Activity in the Prefrontal Cortex Intrinsic Membrane Properties Can Generate Persistent Activity Network…

Touch   Active and Passive Touch Evoke Similar Responses in Mechanoreceptors The Hand Has Four Types of Mechanoreceptors Receptive Fields Define the Zone of Tactile Sensitivity Two-Point Discrimination Tests Measure…

Voluntary Movement: The Parietal and Premotor Cortex   Voluntary Movement Expresses an Intention to Act Voluntary Movement Requires Sensory Information About the World and the Body Reaching for an Object…

Experience and the Refinement of Synaptic Connections   Development of Human Mental Function Is Influenced by Early Experience Early Experience Has Lifelong Effects on Social Behaviors Development of Visual Perception…

The Inner Ear   The Ear Has Three Functional Parts Hearing Commences with the Capture of Sound Energy by the Ear The Hydrodynamic and Mechanical Apparatus of the Cochlea Delivers…

Pain   Noxious Insults Activate Nociceptors Signals from Nociceptors Are Conveyed to Neurons in the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord Hyperalgesia Has Both Peripheral and Central Origins Nociceptive Information…

Voluntary Movement: The Primary Motor Cortex   Motor Functions Are Localized within the Cerebral Cortex Many Cortical Areas Contribute to the Control of Voluntary Movements Voluntary Motor Control Appears to…