Neurons
A nerve cell that receives, processes and transmits information in the nervous system
Neuron
The first structure of the brain to be developed
Hindbrain
Connects the two hemispheres of the brain
Corpus Callosum
The brain can change and grow in response to the environment, this is known as...
Neuroplasticity
Contains the nucleus
Soma (cell body)
Contains the cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus
Forebrain
If this area of the brain was damaged you might speak in long sentences that didn't make any sense
Wernicke's area
The type of plasticity that occurs in response to ageing and maturation
Developmental Plasticity
The space between neurons
Synaptic gap
Involved in balance and muscle coordination
Cerebellum
Responsible for receiving sensory information such touch, temperature and pain and from the body (bonus: what lobe is it in?)
Primary somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe
The elimination of underused synapses
Synaptic pruning
A fatty substance that protects the axon and helps to speed up transmission of the action potential
Myelin (sheath)
Three structures of the hindbrain
Pons
Medulla
Cerebellum
This hemisphere is more responsible for language and logic tasks
Left
a neuron’s ability to form a new connection with another undamaged neuron
Rerouting
The three structures that make up the synapse
Axon terminals of the presynaptic neuron
Synaptic gap
Dendrites of the postsynaptic neuron
Structure found in the midbrain
Reticular Formation
The four lobes of the brain and their functions
Frontal - motor (+personality, higher order)
Parietal - sensory
Occipital - vision
Temporal - hearing (+facial recognition)
The brain's ability to restore adequate neural functioning over time, after sustaining an injury
Adaptive plasticity