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Unit 2 - AP Classroom Video HW Sheet
Unit 2 - AP Classroom Video HW Sheet
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- Assigned AP Classroom Video Viewing Guides
AP Psychology
Types of Neurons
Resting potential
Permeability
Action Potential
“All of none”
Refractory period
Re-uptake
Resting period
What should we take away…….
2.4 Daily Video 3 / Neural Firing
In this video, we will learn about the chemicals, called neurotransmitters, which governs all behaviors,
thoughts, emotions, and movements.
Neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
Serotonin
Endorphins
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Glutamate
GABA
How do drugs affect a neuron at the synapse? This video explains the difference between reuptake, agonists,
and antagonists and how each relates to neural firing.
This video presents examples of different types of drugs and how their effect on neural firing relates to
changes in mental processes and behaviors.
Review
Agonists Antagonists Reuptake inhibitors
Definition
Produces
Introduced
Definition
Produces
Introduced
Reuptake SSRIs
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Inhibitors
Definition
Produces
Introduced
1. This video presents an overview of the major brain regions as well as a description of several hindbrain
structures including the medulla, pons, reticular formation, and cerebellum.
2. This video presents the location and descriptions of midbrain structures such as the limbic system,
thalamus, and pituitary gland.
3. This video presents the location and descriptions of structures of the forebrain, including the four lobes
of the cerebral cortex as well as the two primary language centers.
Cerebral cortex
Pituitary Gland
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Myth buster…….