Drugs
SSRIs help depressive patients by acting on this neurotransmitter
serotonin
This famous psychologist conducted an unethical experiment testing obedience of authority by utilizing electric shocks and participant deception.
Milgram
The large wrinkly region of the forebrain
cerebral cortex
The technical term for "cell body"
soma
The organ that releases insulin and glucagon
pancreas
This psychologist’s famous experiment on authority cast students in the roles of prisoners and prison guards.
Zimbardo
The lobe that is responsible for vision
occipital
this structure within the medulla is responsible for keeping us awake
reticular formation
the fatty part of a neuron covering the axon
myelin sheath
This neurotransmitter aids in pain reduction; pharmaceuticals and drug derivatives include morphine, heroine, and codeine.
endorphins
This type of research involves observing subjects without intervening
naturalistic observation
This set of brain structures helps regulate emotion and memory, some of the structures include: the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus and hypothalamus
What is the limbic system?
this structure connects the 2 hemispheres
corpus collosum
the electrical impulse that travels down the axon
action potential
stimulants such as cocaine increase this neurotransmitter involved in arousal and alertness
norepinephrine
the name for an experiment where neither the participants nor the experimenter know which group is the control vs. the experimental group
double blind
This lobe is responsible for sensing pain and temperature
parietal
This neurotransmitter is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter
GABA
This gland is known as the "third eye" and controls sleep and wake cycles
pineal
A procedure in which part of the brain is removed, done throughout history to "cure" insanity
lobotomy
This type of aphasia is characterized by the inability to produce fluent language in spite of hearing and comprehending language
What is Broca's aphasia
This region of the brain is responsible for forming memories
hippocampus
The region of a neuron responsible for emitting neurotransmitters
axon terminal