Basics of Neuroscience
This is the structure of the brain and nervous system
What is anatomy?
This is the study of the brain and the nervous system
What is neuroscience?
This is a long projection that transmits electrical impulses away from the cell body.
What is an axon?
In the field of anatomy, the word lateral means this?
What is a side?
This organ is the fattiest organ in the body.
What is a brain?
The part of a cell that contains the cell's DNA?
Nucleus
This is a study to understand the history and diversity of life on our planet, this study also shows how brains have adapted over time.
What is evolutionary biology?
These are the endings of the axon where neurotransmitters are released to communicate with other neurons.
This is a fatty layer that insulates the axon and increases signal transmission speed.
What is the Mylein Sheath?
This organ is unique to each individual, just like a fingerprint.
What is a brain?
These are the primary cells responsible for transmitting information. They communicate using electrical impulses and chemical signals.
What are Neurons?
This is an interdisciplinary field that studies the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive processes.
What is cognitive neuroscience?
This is a cell body that contains the nucleus and organelles, maintaining neuron function.
What is a Soma?
This is the part of the brain that controls facial recognitions
What is a right hemisphere?
These are memories that are associated with strong emotions, and tend to be more vivid and lasting.
What are emotional memories?
These are cells that support, protect, and nourish neurons. They outnumber neurons and perform essential maintenance tasks.
What are glial cells?
This is a study to understand how organisms grow and develop from child to adult forms.
What is developmental biology?
This is the gap between neurons where chemical signals (neurotransmitters) are exchanged.
What is a synapse?
This is the part of the brain controls most people's speech
What is the left hemisphere?
This process, where the brain adapts and changes in response to experience, is known as neuroplasticity.
What is plasticity?
This is the area in neuroscience that studies the genetic and chemical basis of brain activity.
What is molecular biology?
This enables neurons to communicate, allowing for the transmission of electrical signals and the processing of information.
What are synaptic connections?
These are the gaps in the myelin sheath that allow rapid signal conduction via saltatory conduction.
What are the nodes of ranvier?
These are special type of cells that can be turned into any other type of cell in the body, and are used to replace lost brain cells.
What are stem cells?
This condition, characterized by difficulty with language production, is often caused by damage to Broca's area.
What is Broca's aphasia?