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Damage to this part of the brain result in expressive aphasia, subject can comprehend words but struggle to form them
Broca's area
Damaged to this part of the brain result in difficulty manage thinking, emotions, personality, judgment, self-control, muscle control and movements.
Pre-frontal lobe
Damage to this part of the brain results in difficulty with understanding language and forming meaningful sentences.
Wernicke's Area
It is an association of symptoms produced by disruption of, or interference with, the connection between the hemispheres of the brain.
Split-brain or callosal syndrome
What happens if myelin sheath degenerates?
It can cause Multiple Sclerosis
After a neuron is fired, the next action potential cannot be fired until axon return to its resting state
Refractory period
Neurotransmitter reabsorption by the sending neuron
Reuptake
Drugs / other chemical – increase Neurotransmitter action
Agonist
Drugs / other chemical – inhibit / block a response
Antagonist
This part of brain may be surgical cut to prevent seizures
Corpus Callosum
Located at the base of the brainstem which controls life-supporting functions like heartbeat and breathing. Damage to this area leads to death.
A nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling wakefulness and arousal, which controls the alertness. Damage can lead to coma.
Reticular Formation
'Little brain' that helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance, damage to this area would lose fine coordination
Cerebellum
This system include hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala
Limbic System
Our brain is able to produce new neurons
Neurogenesis
24-hour cycle
Circadian rhythm
Vivid dreams; paralyzed body, other body systems are active
REM Sleep (Stage 4)
occurring on cycles less than 24 h are known as...
Ultradian rhythms
NREM 3
Biological rhythms that are longer than 24 hours but shorter than a year such as Menstrual cycle.
Infradian rhythms
Cell clusters in hypothalamus, cause pineal gland to secrete melatonin
Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
A sleeping disorder caused by stress, irregular sleep schedule, pain or diet.
Insomnia
A sleep disorder caused by cessation of breathing while sleeping, snoring, gasping, etc.
Sleep Apnea
A sleeping disorder which causes uncontrollable sleep attack, drowsiness, muscle paralysis, REM sleep
Narcolepsy
A sleep disorder when children scream or cry with intense fear, and sometimes waving arms and legs when not fully awake, during NREM3
Night terrors