Brain
Neurotransmitters
memory
100
What part of the brain is this?
Frontal Lobe
100
Acetylcholine
a neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction
100
what are the 3 functions of memory
Encoding, Storage and Retrieval
200
what is the Pituitary Gland
gland that controls most other hormone-glands in body
200
Dopamine
Inhibitory neurotransmitter, influences movement learning, attention and emotion.
200
How are memories constructed
by combining information we already have with new information coming in.
300
What is the Cerebrum
Largest area of the brain responsible for all "executive functioning," voluntary activities of the body
300
Serotonin
Affects mood, hunger, sleep, undersupply equals depression
300
Three major kinds of memory storage
Sensory, Short-term and Long-term
400
What is the Hypothalamus
a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion
400
GABA
Brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter
Deficiency - Seizures, Insomnia
400
define memory
the ability to store and retrieve information over time
500
functions in hearing and smell
Temporal Lobe
500
Endorphins
produced by the pituitary gland and hypothalamus in the brain that act as the body's natural painkillers, easing pain, stress, and improving mood
500
clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
flashbulb memory