Neurons
Measurement
Brain Structures
Cortex
Psychoactive Drugs
100
Structure that transmits the signal or action potential of a neuron.
What is the Axon?
100

In this type of clinical study, participants do not know whether they are taking an actual drug or a placebo. 

What is a blind study?

100
Major (but not only) pathway between sides of the brain. It connects comparable structures on each side and permits data received on one side to be processed in both hemispheres.
What is the corpus collosum?
100

Lobe that contains the primary auditory cortex.

What is the temporal lobe?

100

A commonly used stimulant that is an adenosine antagonist. 

What is caffeine?

200
Structure that is very similar to insulation that speeds up the action potential.
What is the myelin sheath?
200

Shows function and structure by measuring movement of blood molecules within the brain.

What is fMRI?

200

Part of the brain responsible for balance, motor coordination, learning. 

What is the cerebellum?

200

Lobe that plays an integral role in the following functions/actions: Memory Formation, Emotions, Decision Making/Reasoning and Personality

What is the frontal lobe?

200

Classified as a stimulant, this illegal drug blocks the reuptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. It increases energy and suppresses hunger. 

What is cocaine?

300

This part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons.

What are the dendrites?

300

Electrical activity on the scalp from millions of neurons is used to produce a continuous picture of activity in the brain.

What is EEG?

300

Interconnected group of structures involved with emotions, drives, and memory.

What is the the limbic system?

300

Lobe that plays a major role in the following functions/actions: Senses and integrates sensation(s) and spatial awareness and perception.

What is the parietal lobe?

300

THC is the primary active ingredient in this drug. 

What is marijuana?

400
A type of neuron that receives information from the environment and transmits it to the CNS. 
What is a sensory neuron?
400

In this type of clinical study, neither experimenters nor patients know who is receiving an actual drug or a placebo. 

What are double-blind studies?

400

This part of the brain receives sensory information about all senses except smell. 

What is the thalamus?

400

Lobe that contains the primary visual cortex. 

What is the occipital lobe?

400
A commonly used depressant that enhances the effects of GABA. In low doses, it enhances mood and increases drowsiness. 

What is alcohol?

500
A type of neuron that transmits information from the CNS to muscles. 

What are motor neurons?

500

Occurs when a patient thinks a placebo (e.g., a drug) is affecting him/her. 

What is the placebo effect?

500

He suffered an accident in which a metal rod damaged his prefrontal cortex.

Who is Phineas Gage?

500

Part of the brain that develops into young adulthood. 

What is the prefrontal cortex?
500

A type of drug that increases the action of certain neurotransmitters.

What is an agonist?

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