| Definition | Term |
|---|
| A rope of neural tissue inside the hollows of vertebrae | |
| Neurons that communicate in short or local distances | |
| Gateway to the brain which receives almost all incoming sensory information | |
| Monoamine involved in reward, motivation, and motor control | |
| Region at front of cerebral cortex concerned with planning and movement | |
| A signal which will fire a neuron | |
| Monoamine needed for emotional states, impulse control, and dreaming | |
| Lobe which is important for processing auditory information and memories | |
| Neurotransmitters that bind to own receptors to regulate release of neurotransmitters | |
| Largest part of occipital lobe | |
| Outer layer of brain tissue which forms the surface of the brain | |
| A chemical substance which carries signals across synaptic cleft | |
| Responsible for motor control at junction between nerves and muscles. Involved in dreaming, memory, sleeping and learning | |
| A rush of sodium ions into the neuron causing the neuron to fire | |
| Comprised of spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebellum | |
| Looks at the transmission of genes from parents to offspring | |
| Signals that go from brain to body | |
| Brain structure that associates things with emotions and processes emotional information | |
| Looks at overall amount of differences between individuals in a population | |
| Signals that go from body to brain | |
| Specialized protein molecules on neuron | |
| Lobe almost exclusive for vision | |
| Group of single strand amino acids | |
| Release chemicals into the synapse to send to another neuron | |
| Allows for chemical symbols to pass through neuron | |
| Monamine important for arousal and vigilance | |
| Fatty substance which protects the axon | |
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