Brain Anatomy
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic life functions like heartbeat and breathing.
What is the Brainstem
The part of the nervous system that nerves would be found in.
What is the Peripheral Nervous System
This neurodegenerative disease affects memory and cognition, commonly seen in older adults.
What is Alzheimer's Disease
This sense allows you to detect different scents in the air.
What is Smell
This neurotransmitter is often called the "feel-good" chemical because it plays a key role in mood and pleasure.
What is Dopamine
This structure is responsible for memory formation and spatial navigation, located in the temporal lobe.
What is the Hippocampus
Input sites where signals are received from other neurons.
What are Dendrites
This condition is characterized by recurring seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
What is Epilepsy
This part of the nervous system controls involuntary actions like heart rate and digestion.
What is the Autonomic Nervous System
A deficiency in this neurotransmitter is linked to depression and is often targeted by antidepressant medications.
What is Serotonin
The part of the brain responsible for coordinating balance and movement.
What is the Cerebellum
Where the nucleus of a neuron is located.
What is the Soma
This disorder causes sudden, uncontrollable movements, particularly in the face and limbs, and is often triggered by stress or excitement.
What is Tourette Syndrome
This strip of the brain, located in the frontal lobe, is responsible for voluntary muscle movements.
What is the Motor Cortex
This neurotransmitter is associated with feelings of love and bonding, especially between parents and children.
What is Oxytocin
This deep brain structure is involved in regulating emotions and memory and includes the hippocampus and amygdala.
What is the Limbic System
These specialized cells support and protect neurons, including astrocytes and Schwann cells.
What are Glial Cells
This mental disorder is associated with overactive dopamine neurotransmission.
What is Schizophrenia
This area of the brain processes visual information and is located in the occipital lobe.
What is the Visual Cortex
This inhibitory neurotransmitter helps calm the brain and reduce anxiety.
What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)
This bundle of nerve fibers connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain, allowing communication between them.
What is the Corpus Callosum
The gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released to pass a signal.
What is a Synapse
Disease associated with low levels of dopamine.
What is Parkinson's Disease
This phenomenon occurs when the brain reorganizes itself after injury, allowing other areas to take over lost functions.
What is Neuroplasticity
This neurotransmitter is involved in both the "fight or flight" response and plays a role in attention and arousal.
What is Norepinephrine