| Definition | Term |
|---|
| A chemical substance which carries signals across synaptic cleft | |
| Produces myelin | |
| Allows for chemical symbols to pass through neuron | |
| Lobe in charge of sense of touch and spacial layout | |
| Looks at overall amount of differences between individuals in a population | |
| Neurotransmitters that bind to own receptors to regulate release of neurotransmitters | |
| Peptides involved in natural pain reduction and reward | |
| Sodium channels become more resistant to sodium ions and the neuron does not fire | |
| Outer layer of brain tissue which forms the surface of the brain | |
| Brain structure that associates things with emotions and processes emotional information | |
| Largest part of occipital lobe | |
| Brain structure important for formation of certain types of memory | |
| A small brain structure in the limbic system vital for temperature regulation, emotion, sexual behavior, and motivation | |
| Lobe almost exclusive for vision | |
| Part of the brain essential for coordination and balance | |
| Houses basic functions: breathing, swallowing, vomiting, urination, orgasm | |
| Monoamine involved in reward, motivation, and motor control | |
| Neurons that communicate in short or local distances | |
| Signals that go from brain to body | |
| Process where neurotransmitters return to original vesicles | |
| Region at front of cerebral cortex concerned with planning and movement | |
| Detects information from physical world and passes it on | |
| Amino acid which is the primary inhibitory signal in the nervous system | |
| Directs muscles to contract or relax thus causing movement | |
| A system of subcortical structures important for movement | |
| When a neuron fires | |
| A rope of neural tissue inside the hollows of vertebrae | |
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