Intro to Psych Chapter 3 - The Nervous System

3.1 - Communication in the Nervous System - Neurons - Glia - Signals - Neurotransmitters and behavior 3.2 - Organization of the Nervous System - The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - The Somatic Nervous System (SNS) - The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) - The Central Nervous System (CNS) 3.3 - The Brain and Behavior - Research Methods - The Brain anatomy - Plasticity of the brain 3.4 - Right/Left Brain: Cerebral Specialization - Split-Brain Research 3.5 - The Endocrine System: Another Way to Communicate - The endocrine system 3.6 - Heredity and Behavior: Is it all in the genes? - Basic principles of genetics - Research methods 3.7 - The Evolutionary Bases of Behavior - Darwin's Insights - Refinements to Evolutionary Theory - Behaviors as Adaptive Traits