| Definition | Term |
|---|
| Brain structure that associates things with emotions and processes emotional information | |
| The electrical charge of a neuron when it is not active | |
| Group of single strand amino acids | |
| Allows for chemical symbols to pass through neuron | |
| Process where neurotransmitters return to original vesicles | |
| A rush of sodium ions into the neuron causing the neuron to fire | |
| Produces myelin | |
| Lobe almost exclusive for vision | |
| Peptides involved in natural pain reduction and reward | |
| Region at front of cerebral cortex concerned with planning and movement | |
| Space where axon is exposed; action potentials can move through neuron | |
| Gateway to the brain which receives almost all incoming sensory information | |
| Brain structure important for formation of certain types of memory | |
| Sodium channels become more resistant to sodium ions and the neuron does not fire | |
| Monoamine needed for emotional states, impulse control, and dreaming | |
| When an enzyme destroys transmitter substance in synaptic cleft | |
| Momentary hyperpolarization when sodium ions stop flowing into the neuron | |
| Collects information from thousands of neurons | |
| Specialized protein molecules on neuron | |
| The first part of the neuron to receive signals | |
| Neurons that communicate in short or local distances | |
| A chemical substance which carries signals across synaptic cleft | |
| Monoamine involved in reward, motivation, and motor control | |
| A small brain structure in the limbic system vital for temperature regulation, emotion, sexual behavior, and motivation | |
| A system of subcortical structures important for movement | |
| Responsible for motor control at junction between nerves and muscles. Involved in dreaming, memory, sleeping and learning | |
| Lobe in charge of sense of touch and spacial layout | |
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