Intro
the brains ability to change especially during early childhood.
Neuroplasticity
segmented neuron extension that passes messages through its branches
axon
influence perception of pain or pleasure
endorphins
Thalamus
a cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system
Neuron
Glial Cells
affects mood, hunger, sleep and arousel
seretonin
the "little Brain" located at the end of the brain steam; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance
Cerebellum
chemical messengers that are manufactured by endocrine glands, travel through the blood stream and effect other tissues
hormones
the degeneration of the myeline sheath causes what?
what is Multiple Sclurosis?
helps control alertness and arousal
norepinephrine
lima-bean sized neural clusters in the lymic systeam linked to emotion.
Amygdala
the formation of new neurons
Neurogenisis
tissue layer that segmentally encases the axons of some neurons
myelin sheath
Excitatory Neurotransmitter; involved in memory
Gulamate
helps process explicit memories (facts and events) - for storage
Hippocampus
the scientific study of the links between biological and psychological process.
Biological Psychology
a neural impulse a breif electrical charge that travels down the axon
action poetential
Acetylocholine
enables muscle action, learning and memory
hypothalamus