| Definition | Term |
|---|
| Peptides involved in natural pain reduction and reward | |
| Neurotransmitters that bind to own receptors to regulate release of neurotransmitters | |
| The electrical charge of a neuron when it is not active | |
| When neuron goes back to resting membrane potential; only strong signals can make it fire | |
| Monoamine needed for emotional states, impulse control, and dreaming | |
| A chemical substance which carries signals across synaptic cleft | |
| Monoamine involved in reward, motivation, and motor control | |
| Signals that go from body to brain | |
| Amino acid which is the primary inhibitory signal in the nervous system | |
| Part of the brain essential for coordination and balance | |
| Monoamine known as adrenaline | |
| A signal which will fire a neuron | |
| 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 | |
| Release chemicals into the synapse to send to another neuron | |
| Detects information from physical world and passes it on | |
| Directs muscles to contract or relax thus causing movement | |
| Looks at overall amount of differences between individuals in a population | |
| A rush of sodium ions into the neuron causing the neuron to fire | |
| Gateway to the brain which receives almost all incoming sensory information | |
| Process where neurotransmitters return to original vesicles | |
| Signals that go from brain to body | |
| Collects information from thousands of neurons | |
| Brain structure important for formation of certain types of memory | |
| Houses basic functions: breathing, swallowing, vomiting, urination, orgasm | |
| A small brain structure in the limbic system vital for temperature regulation, emotion, sexual behavior, and motivation | |
| Outer layer of brain tissue which forms the surface of the brain | |
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