| Definition | Term |
|---|
| Amino acid which is the primary inhibitory signal in the nervous system | |
| Monamine important for arousal and vigilance | |
| Lobe which is important for processing auditory information and memories | |
| Brain structure that associates things with emotions and processes emotional information | |
| Comprised of spinal cord, brain stem, and cerebellum | |
| Looks at the transmission of genes from parents to offspring | |
| Directs muscles to contract or relax thus causing movement | |
| The first part of the neuron to receive signals | |
| Toxin that mimics ACh | |
| Monoamine needed for emotional states, impulse control, and dreaming | |
| Neurotransmitters that bind to own receptors to regulate release of neurotransmitters | |
| When neuron goes back to resting membrane potential; only strong signals can make it fire | |
| Lobe almost exclusive for vision | |
| Region at front of cerebral cortex concerned with planning and movement | |
| Sodium channels become more resistant to sodium ions and the neuron does not fire | |
| Network of neurons in brain stem | |
| Process where neurotransmitters return to original vesicles | |
| Specialized protein molecules on neuron | |
| Fatty substance which protects the axon | |
| Lobe in charge of sense of touch and spacial layout | |
| Allows for chemical symbols to pass through neuron | |
| Monoamine known as adrenaline | |
| A chemical substance which carries signals across synaptic cleft | |
| 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 | |
| A rope of neural tissue inside the hollows of vertebrae | |
| Part of the brain essential for coordination and balance | |
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