Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Graded
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Know the structure and function of the brain.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1.
Explain the structure and function of the brain, including:
a) temporal lobe
b) occipital lobe
c) frontal lobe
d) parietal lobe
e) cerebellum.
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1.2.
Understand the lateralisation of function in the hemispheres, including:
a) asymmetrical function
b) role of the left hemispheres
c) role of the right hemispheres
e) role of the corpus callosum.
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1.3.
Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of lateralisation as an explanation of sex differences between males and females.
2.
Understand the role of action potentials and synopses in transmitting information through the nervous system.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1.
Summarise the structure of a neurone.
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2.2.
Explain ways in which the membrane specialisation enables the establishment of the resting potential and action potentials.
To include: all or nothing, refractory period and saltatory conduction.
3.
Understand the processes involved in synaptic transmission.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1.
Explain the mechanisms of synaptic transmission and the use of agonistic and antagonistic chemicals in modifying this process.
4.
Understand how patterns of behaviour are integrated and controlled by the nervous system
Assessment Criteria
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4.1.
Discuss the functions of the parasympathetic and sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.
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4.2.
Explain the impact of neurological damage on cognitions and behaviour, including:
a) the symptoms of visual agnosia
b) the symptoms of prosopagnosia
c) the impact of damage to the pre-frontal cortex.