1. Biological Bases of Behavior: Unit 2

2. State of the Field Biological creatures – underlies all of psychology New findings at an exploding rate Focus on the basics

3. Two Communication Systems of the Body What are they? * Endocrine system (hormones) * Nervous system

4. Historical View: Franz Gall & Phrenology

5. Historical View: Phineas Gage

6. Yikes!

7. Yikes, Continued …

8. What Did We Learn? Connection between brain and emotions/personality Localization of functions (although … note some limits to that idea) Another Story

9. The Brain: Cellular Level Basic unit of nervous system: the neuron Types of neurons: sensory (afferent) & motor (efferent); interneurons (go- betweens)

10. Structure & Function of the Neuron

11. What Happens at the Synapse

12. From Neurons to Brain Structures

13. “Layers” of the Brain

14. Brain Stem Area

15. Brain Stem Structures

16. Limbic Area

17. Driving a Car? Take a few minutes to work on sheet …