Bio+Psychology

These are the questions you will need to be able to answer by the end of this unit: 1. What are neurons and how do they transmit information? 2. How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells? 3. How do neurotransmitters influence behavior and how do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission? 4. What are the functions of the nervous systems main divisions and what are the 3 main types of neurons? 5. How does the endocrine system transmit information and interact with the nervous system? 6. How do neuroscientists study the brain's connections to behavior and mind? (MRI, fMRI, PET, CAT, EEG....) 7. What structures make up the brain stem and what are the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, and cerebellum? 8. What are the limbic system's structures and functions? 9. What are the functions of the various cerebral cortex regions? 10. To what extent can a damaged brain reorganize itself? What is neurogenesis? 11. What do split brains reveal about the functions of our 2 brain hemispheres?
 * Resources for this unit below:**
 * Learning Objectives for Bio Psych**

//Neuroanatomy, Neuron, Dendrites, Cell body(soma), Axon, Myelin sheath, Terminal buttons(axon terminal), Neurotransmitters, Synapse, Receptor sites, threshold, Action potential, All-or-none principle, Neural firing, excitatory neurotransmitters, inhibitory neurotransmitters, refractory period, antagonist, agonist, Acetylcholine, Dopamine, Endorphins, Serotonin, Afferent neurons(sensory neurons), Efferent neurons(motor neurons), Central nervous system, Spinal cord, Peripheral nervous system, Somatic nervous system, Autonomic nervous system, Sympathetic nervous system, Parasympathetic nervous system, Endocrine system, hormones, pituitary gland, Accidents, lesions, Electroencephalogram (EEG), Computerized axial tomography (CAT or CT scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI Scan), Positron emission tomography (PET scan), Functional MRI (fMRI), Hindbrain, Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum, Midbrain, Reticular formation, Forebrain, Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Hippocampus, Limbic System, Cerebral cortex, Hemispheres, Left hemisphere, Right hemisphere, Brain lateralization (hemispheric specialization), Corpus callosum, longitudinal fissure, Lobes, Association area, Frontal lobes, Broca's area, Wernicke's area, Motor cortex, Parietal lobes, Sensory cortex, Occipital lobes, Temporal lobes, Brain plasticity, Endocrine system, Adrenal glands, Roger Sperry, Michael Gazzaniga, Paul Broca, Carl Wernicke, Thomas Bouchard,//
 * Key Terms/People:**


 * //Here are links to the papers and labeled diagrams for biopsych that have been put up around the room//**

= Day 1 = 1. What are neurons and how do they transmit information? 2. How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells? 3. How do neurotransmitters influence the brain and body?
 * Questions for the day:**

[|Google Presentation: Neurons and Neurotransmitters]

How Nerves Work: Ted ED: media type="youtube" key="uU_4uA6-zcE" width="560" height="315"

[|Nobel Prize overview site on how a neuron works] (this includes this history of neuroscience and most of the key terms you need to know!

Types of Neurons in a cockroach leg: media type="youtube" key="tr4gWi9Jf6k" width="560" height="315"

[|Neuroscience for kids]

[|The Physical Factors Behind and Action Potential]


 * Neuroscience Games:**

[|Nerve Signaling Game]


 * Discuss your findings........**

1. What are neurons and how do they transmit information? 2. How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells? 3. How do neurotransmitters influence the brain and body?
 * Exit Slip:**

=** Homework: Review your textbook pages on neurons and neurotransmission, and the organization of the nervous system. (pp51 - 65) **= =** Answer the following in your notes: **= =** 1. What are the functions of the nervous system's main divisions? **= =** 2. What are the 3 main types of neurons and what do they do? **=

**Optional Extra Review in the links/videos below:**
[|Additional ppt presentation on neurotransmission]

**Videos:** The Neuroscience of pain. What if you could feel no pain? media type="custom" key="23771368"

[|Mirror Neurons Video] (Are we neurologically programmed to imitate what we see?) media type="custom" key="23771388"

[|Understanding Alzheimer's Disease] media type="youtube" key="wzkQyWpu10E" width="560" height="315"

The Neuroscience of MS: media type="youtube" key="c_TPwZDo2Yo" width="560" height="315" [|Learning as Synaptic Change] media type="custom" key="23771404"

[|Understanding the brain through epilepsy] media type="custom" key="23771406"

Mirror Neurons: media type="custom" key="23656926"

= Day 2: =


 * Do Now**: Explain how a person would react to a child running in front of their car neurologically. Be sure to explain how neurons transfer information and how each of the 3 different types of neurons is involved in the transfer.

The Neuroscience of Pain: The age old question: Does it hurt more to give birth or to be kicked in the balls? media type="youtube" key="FJeuK1Pl2bQ" width="560" height="315"


 * Review:**

1. What are neurons and how do they transmit information? 2. How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells? 3. How do neurotransmitters influence the brain and body?

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 * How do certain diseases like Alzheimer's disease impact neural transmission?**

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 * Questions for the day:**


 * 1. What impact do drugs have on the functioning of your brain?**
 * 2. How do drugs work with the way your brain and neurons are actually meant to work?**
 * 3. How are drug addicts' brains different from most normal brains?**

=**Use the links/videos below to help discover the impact of drugs on neurotransmission:**=

[|The Science of Addiction:] (there are a lot of great activities and resources on this site! Mouse Drug Party is especially awesome!)

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 * Videos about different drugs and their impact on the brain/neurotransmission:**

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 * [|How are drug addicts' brains different from most normal brains?]**


 * If you're interested:**
 * [|How does binge drinking affect your brain? (Does it //kill// brain cells?)]**


 * Exit Slip:**
 * 1. What impact do drugs have on the functioning of your brain? Give an example of TWO different drugs. Explain how the drug mimics one or more neurotransmitters and how it makes the user feel.**


 * 2. Then, discuss the long term impact of using drugs to mimic neurotransmitters**

1. How do the nervous system and the endocrine system work together to keep you well? 2. Explain how your nervous system and endocrine system would work together to help you respond to a grizzly bear coming up to you late at night in the woods.
 * Homework: Review pp60-64 and answer the following:**

= Day 3 **Review of Neuroscience and the Nervous System and Endocrine System**=


 * Question for the day:** How does the body use BOTH the endocrine and the nervous system to deal with the stress of speaking in public? You must use specific hormones/neurotransmitters/parts of the body in your response.

Boring but informative overview of how the Nervous system and the Endocrine System work together! media type="youtube" key="R218fFZhq4c" width="560" height="315"

Questions about Neurons, the Nervous System and the Endocrine System?


 * Part 2: Review Nervous System and Endocrine System:**
 * You have 30 minutes to review the links and videos below, then we will play review jeopardy!**

[|Can one neuron release more than one neurotransmitter?]

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 * Presentations about the Nervous System and the Endocrine System:**

[|Endocrine System for Kids] [|More review of the Nervous System and the Endocrine System] [|Endocrine System Explanation]
 * Extra Review Sites**


 * Review:** [|How the nervous system and endocrine system work together 1]

AND

Read [|article about how the Nervous System and Endocrine system work together]

Reminder of question:
 * Revisit question for the day:** Share your response on the google classroom and with a partner.
 * How does the body use BOTH the endocrine and the nervous system to deal with the stress of speaking in public? You must use specific hormones/neurotransmitters/parts of the body in your response.**

Review Game: [|Nervous System and Endocrine System Review Jeopardy]

The Endocrine System Explained: (Note: You really only need to watch the first few minutes and then it gets REALLY sciency!) media type="custom" key="23745210" another video about the divisions of the endocrine system and the central nervous system (CNS) media type="youtube" key="dOYOdJG0E0s" width="560" height="315"

Optional Extra Material [|Endorphins: The Brain's Natural Morphine] media type="custom" key="23771378"


 * [|Review Online Multiple Choice Quiz]**

= Part 2 The Brain=

1. How do neuroscientists study the brain's connections to behavior and mind? (MRI, fMRI, PET, CAT, EEG....) 2. What structures make up the brain stem and what are the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, and cerebellum? 3. What are the limbic system's structures and functions? (Amygdala, Hippocampus, Hypothalamus) 4. What are the functions of the various cerebral cortex regions? (lobes)
 * Questions for day: Try to answer 1-3 NOW!**

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- Review Parts of the brain: Brainstem, medulla, thalamus, cerebellum, reticular formation, limbic system, amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, hippocampus, corpus callosum [|Presentation starting on slide 37]
 * Activity 1: Make parts of the brain notecards (draw the brain and the location of each part on one side and the name and function on the other)**

1. What structures make up the brain stem and what are the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, and cerebellum? 2. What are the limbic system's structures and functions? 3. What are the functions of the various cerebral cortex regions?
 * Answer the following:**

How the Brain Works: media type="custom" key="23661698"

[|TedEd Lessons on the Brain]

[|Brain Parts Review Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank with answers] (use the links below to help you answer the review questions)
 * Further Review:**

[|What is the mind?] (Video)

[|The Frontal Lobes: Cognition and awareness (video)]

[|Language Processing in the Brain (video)]


 * Brain Imaging Techniques**
 * Great explanation of the different ways to study the brain:**

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[|MRI: The Magnetic Miracle Game]

[|The bilingual brain on an fMRI (video)]

[|Methods of studying brain activity (video)]

How do neuroscientists study the brain's connections to behavior and mind? (MRI, fMRI, PET, CAT, EEG....)
 * Answer the following:**


 * Further Review Resources: (these are OPTIONAL)**

[|Review site for parts of the brain]

[|Social Cues in the Brain Video]

[|Memory in the Brain Video]

[|Language and Speech: Broca's and Wiernicke's area (video)]

[|Visual and Information Processing in the Brain (video)]

[|How does the Brain Work] (really cool NOVA special! Make sure you download the App hola to be able to access videos here)

What [|types of techniques] help us look at the way the brain works? [|Scanning the Brain Student Organizer] [|Answer key] [|Watch this clip about brain activity during different kinds of tasks]

[|Inside the Teenage Brain] (How does your brain function differently from adults?) If you're interested, take a look at this frontline episode.


 * Quiz yourself! **

[|Link to flashcards (quizlet) with the parts of the brain and their functions.] (Note: Motor Cortex and Somatosensory Cortex are not here)

[|Right Brain vs. Left Brain Optical Illusion]

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 * How does music impact the brain?**

Use the following infographic to explain how the parts of the brain experience music.



[|This site] has information including video links, articles, and descriptions of all kinds of topics related to neuroscience. Check it out if you're interested.

also, How do teenage brains react differently to drugs and alcohol? Why do they tend to make more impulsive decisions? [|Check out this story to find out]

1. How do neuroscientists study the brain's connections to behavior and mind? (MRI, fMRI, PET, CAT, EEG....) 2. What structures make up the brain stem and what are the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, and cerebellum? 3. What are the limbic system's structures and functions? 4. What are the functions of the various cerebral cortex regions?
 * Exit Slip: **

=**Homework:**= Review your textbook sections (pp68-89) on parts of the brain in order to be able to answer the following: 1. How do neuroscientists study the brain's connections to behavior and mind? (MRI, fMRI, PET, CAT, EEG....) 2. What structures make up the brain stem and what are the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, and cerebellum? 3. What are the limbic system's structures and functions? 4. What are the functions of the various cerebral cortex regions? (lobes)

= Day 4: The Brain Cont. = **1. To what extent can a damaged brain reorganize itself? What is neurogenesis?**
 * Questions to answer by the end of the day: **
 * 2. What do split brains reveal about the functions of our 2 brain hemispheres? **

Read through the following [|CNN story] about how computers can help people with paralysis to be able to function using simply their brains. As you read, write down what areas of the brain would need to be hooked up to a computer to help a paralyzed person with no speech to talk. Be specific!
 * Do Now: ** (Review brain imaging techniques for period 4)


 * Activity 1: Brain Injury **

Instructions. Below are 3 problems. Each describes a brain injury and its effects on behavior. Your task is to identify the precise area of the brain that has been damaged.

1. Linnea fell while skiing this past winter. When she fell, she hit the back of her head very sharply against the ice on the slope. She now has difficulty moving about; her movements are jerky and she has to concentrate hard to make even the simplest of movements.

Answer:

2. Kip was in car accident recently. He seems okay except that he has a very difficult time remembering things. He can remember things that happened in his life prior to the accident; his difficulty appears to be in forming new memories.

Answer:

3. To pay her way through college, Shawna took a part-time job in the evenings working in a small factory. While she was working, the factory caught fire and there was an explosion before she could escape to safety. The explosion caused a small piece of metal to lodge deeply in her left frontal lobe. Although she made a complete recovery otherwise, her ability to use language was forever changed; she could not express herself at all--she could only utter one or two words.

[|Answer:]

Review Questions:

1. Explain the role each of the following plays in sending a message through a neuron:
 * Dendrites
 * Axon
 * Myelin Sheath

2. Following a brain injury, Mike struggles to control his emotions and has difficulty establishing new memories. What parts of Mike’s brain have most likely been affected by his injury?

3. Identify the role of each of the following to listening and taking notes during a psychology lecture.
 * Hippocampus
 * Cerebellum
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cerebral Cortex

Questions to answer: 1. What do split brains reveal about the functions of our 2 brain hemispheres? 2. To what extent can a damaged brain reorganize itself? What is neurogenesis?
 * Activity 3: Review about Hemispheres of our brain. You need to be able to answer the following questions before you leave class:**
 * [|Brain Lateralization Google Presentation]**

[|Hemispheric Specialization interactive web tutorial]

Severed Corpus Collosum Video: media type="custom" key="23648370"

[|The Divided Brain (video)]

[|Split Brain Game]

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 * Can you live with half a brain?**

[|Hemispheric Specialization Web Tutorial]

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 * What happens to people with brain injuries? Can they recover? What is neurogenesis?**

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 * Review: What happened to Phineas Gage?**


 * Other Videos:**

[|Brain Anomaly and Plasticity] media type="custom" key="23771448"

[|Neuro Rehabilitation] media type="custom" key="23771490"

What is neurogenesis? Find out for yourself! Look for scientific findings on neurogenesis and what has changed about our ideas about it?

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 * Neurogenesis**


 * [|The Secrets of the Human Mind: Nova]**

1. What do split brains reveal about the functions of our 2 brain hemispheres? Use pictures to help illustrate your findings! 2. To what extent can a damaged brain reorganize itself? What is neurogenesis? Use examples from class today in your response (Phineas Gage, the Girl with half a brain, parkinson's cases, nueroplasticity in yoga etc...)
 * Daily Review Exit Slip:**

**AND take this [|practice multiple choice test on the brain]**

= Day 5: Review =
 * Do Now:** Review questions on split brain on [|this presentation] (starting on slide 9)

Research the following question: How does brain function contribute to obesity? Be prepared to share your findings and your sources of information. Things to consider: - Genetics - Brain Chemistry - Brain Structure - Environmental Factors

Go through the links below to help you answer the question:

[|Example Article]

[|Genetics and Obesity]

[|Why it's hard to keep weight off]

[|Nature and Nurture] 1. To what extent is nature responsible for homosexuality? 2. What does studying homosexuality in twins teach us about the nature vs. nurture debate?
 * One more topic to be aware of:**


 * Part 2: Review**
 * Play Jeopardy:**

[|Brain Jeopardy] (Optional review tool)

1. What are neurons and how do they transmit information? 2. How do neurotransmitters influence behavior and how do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission? 3. What are the functions of the nervous systems main divisions and what are the 3 main types of neurons? 4. How does the endocrine system transmit information and interact with the nervous system? 5. How do neuroscientists study the brain's connections to behavior and mind? (MRI, fMRI, PET, CAT, EEG....) 6. What structures make up the brain stem and what are the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, and cerebellum? 7. What are the limbic system's structures and functions? 8. What are the functions of the various cerebral cortex regions? 9. To what extent can a damaged brain reorganize itself? What is neurogenesis? 10. What do split brains reveal about the functions of our 2 brain hemispheres?
 * You need to be able to answer the following:**
 * 1. What are the biological/genetic factors of hunger and obesity?**
 * 2. Describe the Nature/Nurture debate and your opinion about the role of each on development.**
 * 3. Be able to answer all prior unit questions:**

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 * Secrets on the Mind:**


 * [|One more practice test]**


 * [|Biology of the Mind Quizlet]**

Review: What are the genetic, neurological, and hormonal reasons for weight gain and obesity?

Additional Review: [|Listen to this!]


 * [|Practice Biopsych AP Multiple Choice Test Online]**


 * [|Biopsych Jeopardy]**


 * Additional Links for review:**

[|Bio-Psych Worksheets]

[|Neurotransmitters and what they are associated with pdf]

[|Ways of studying the brain pdf]

[|Bio-Psych Web links and Review Games]

[|Neuroscience Review Sheet](with key terms for neuroscience and the brain)

Check the bottom sections of the days above that you learned neuroscience and the parts of the brain for additional videos/review material

[|Brain Drain Worksheet Answers]

= Day 6 =
 * Unit Test!**