A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior.
What is Biological Psychology
100
A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory.
What is Glutamate
100
under supply is linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia.
What is GABA (gamma- aminobutyric acid)
100
relays messages between lower brain centers and cerebral cortex
What is Thalamus
100
the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information processing center.
What is cerebral cortex
200
the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands.
What is an Axon
200
Enables muscle action, learning, and memory
What is Acetylcholine (ACh)
200
Excess [BLANK] receptor activity is linked to schizophrenia. Starved of [BLANK], the brain produces the tremors, and insomnia. ( the [BLANK] is the same word)
What is Dopamine
200
controls heartbeat and breathing
What is Medulla
200
area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations.
What is Sensory cortex.
300
a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
What is Action Potential
300
under supply can depress mood.
What is Norepinephrine
300
helps control arousal
What is Reticular formation
300
an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.
What is motor cortex.
400
The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.
What is Synapse
400
A major inhibitory neurotransmitter.
What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)
400
under supply linked to depression. Prozac and some other antidepressant drugs raise [BLANK] levels.
What is Serotonin
400
Pathway for neural fibers traveling to and from brain; controls simple reflexes
What is spinal cord
400
a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brains two hemispheres by cutting the fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them
What is Split Brain
500
neurotransmitters re absorption by the sending neuron.
What is Reuptake
500
Helps control alertness and arousal.
What is Norepinephrine.
500
over supply can over stimulate brain, producing migraines or seizures
What is Glutamate
500
controls maintenance functions such as eating; helps endocrine system; linked to emotion and reward.
What is Hypothalamus
500
The brains ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience.