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Chapter 2:
Neuroscience and Behavior
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Neurons and Synapses
Types of Neurons
Sensory Motor Interneurons
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Glial Cells
• Outnumbering brain neurons by about 10 to 1, glial cells provide support and nutrition for neurons.
• Astrocytes are one type of glial cell that provides connections between neurons and blood vessels in the brain.
• Other types of glial cells form the myelin sheath, a fatty, insulating substance wrapped around some neuron axons.
• Glial cells are much more actively involved in regulating neuronal communication and activity than previously believed.
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SpinalCord
BrainSensoryNeuron
Sensory Neurons
Drawing shows a somatic neuron
INPUT From sensory organs to the brain and spinal cord
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SpinalCord
BrainSensoryNeuron
MotorNeuron
• OUTPUT From the brain and spinal cord, to the muscles and glands
Motor Neurons
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SpinalCord
BrainSensoryNeuron
MotorNeuron
• Interneurons carry information between other neurons only found in the brain and spinal cord
Interneurons
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Parts of a Neuron
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• Neurons communicate by means of an electrical signal called the action potential.
• Action potentials are based on the movements of ions between the outside and inside of the cell.
• When an action potential occurs, a molecular message is sent to neighboring neurons.
How Neurons Communicate
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• Axons branch out and end near dendrites of neighboring cells.
• Axon terminals are the tips of the axon’s branches.
• A gap separates the axon terminals from dendrites.
• Gap is called the synapse
Neuron to Neuron
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• Action potential causes vesicle to open
Neurotransmitter Release
• Neurotransmitter released into synapse
• Locks onto receptor molecule in postsynaptic membrane
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• Excitatory message—increases the likelihood that the postsynaptic neuron will activate
• Inhibitory message—decreases the likelihood that the postsynaptic neuron will activate
Excitatory and Inhibitory Messages
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• Some drugs are shaped like neurotransmitters.
• Antagonists: poorly fit the receptor and block the NT– e.g., beta blockers
Some Drugs Work on Receptors
• Agonists: fit receptor well and act like the NT– e.g., nicotine
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• Acetylcholine• Dopamine • Serotonin• Norepinephrine• GABA• Endorphins
Types of Neurotransmitters
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• Found in neuromuscular junctions
• Involved in muscle movements
• Involved in learning and memory
Acetylcholine (Ach)
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• Involved in movement, attention, and learning
• Dopamine imbalance also involved in schizophrenia
• Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of dopamine-producing neurons
Dopamine
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• Involved in sleep• Involved in depression
–Prozac works by keeping serotonin in the synapse longer, giving it more time to exert an effect.
Serotonin
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• Arousal
• “Fight or flight” response
Norepinephrine
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• Control pain and pleasure• Released in response to pain• Morphine and codeine work on
endorphin receptors; involved in healing effects of acupuncture.
• Runner’s high— feeling of pleasure after a long run— is due to heavy endorphin release.
Endorphins
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• Inhibition of brain activity• Huntington’s disease
involves loss of neurons in striatum that use GABA–Symptoms:
• jerky, involuntary movements• mental deterioration
GABA
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• Neuron structure• Action potentials• Synapses• Neurotransmitters• Receptors and ions• Agonists and antagonists
Summary
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• Central nervous system (CNS)–Brain and spinal cord
• Peripheral nervous system (PNS)–Carries messages to and from CNS
Parts of the Nervous System
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Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
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Sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the nervous system
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• Pituitary gland—attached to the base of the brain, hormones affect the function of other glands
• Adrenal glands—hormones involved in human stress response
• Gonads—hormones regulate sexual characteristics and reproductive processes; testes in males, ovaries in females
Endocrine System
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• Brainstem– Hindbrain– Midbrain
• Forebrain– Limbic system– Cortex
Brain
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• Cerebellum
• Brainstem– medulla– reticular
formation– pons
Hindbrain Structures
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• Thalamus
• Limbic System
• Cortex
Forebrain Structures
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• Hypothalamus
• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
The Limbic System
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• Contains nuclei involved in a variety of behaviors:– sexual behavior– hunger and thirst– sleep– water and salt balance– body temperature regulation– circadian rhythms– role in hormone secretion
Hypothalamus
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• Localization—notion that different functions are located in different areas of the brain
• Lateralization—notion that different functions are processed primarily on one side of the brain or the other
Cortical Specialization
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• Frontal lobe—largest lobe, produces voluntary muscle movements; involved in thinking, planning, and emotional control
• Temporal lobe—primary receiving area for auditory information
• Occipital lobe—primary receiving area for visual information
• Parietal lobe—processes somatic information
Lobes of the Cortex
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• Aphasia—partial or complete inability to articulate ideas or understand language because of brain injury or damage
• Broca’s area—plays role in speech production
• Wernicke’s area—plays role in understanding and meaningful speech
Language and the Brain
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