Neuro History
An invasive procedure that was popular between the 1930s and 1960s, served as a treatment for the mentally ill
What is lobotomy?
Definition of Biopsychology
What is the study of how the brain and body influence behavior?
Chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons
What are neurotransmitters?
Disipline of Psychology that explore the lifespan and learning
What is Developmental Psychology?
Aristotle thought this was the function of the brain
What is to cool the blood?
Cells that support and protect neurons
What are glial cells?
The brain structure that plays a crucial role in auditory and language comprehension, as well as memory
What is the temporal lobe?
Brain's ability to reorganize, change, and adapt in response to new information or experiences
What is neuroplasticity?
Pseudoscience in the late 1800s and early 1900s that explored cranium shape and how it indicated characteristics
What is phrenology?
The nerve that is crucial to parasympathetic and autonomic processes (i.e., heartbeat, breathing)
What is the Vagus nerve?
The brain structure that is attributed to balance and motor control
What is the Cerebellum?
Conducted this classic experiment that explored classical conditioning with a bell and dog salvation
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
The Edwin Smith surgical papers, the oldest known medical text that describes the brain, meninges, and spinal cord, were made in this location
What is Ancient Egypt?
Found when looking into the connection between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and mental illness
What is brain inflammation?
Tree-like neuron structures that receive signals
What are dendrites?
Imaging equipment that is used to track blood flow and blood oxygenation in the brain
What is fMRI (functional MRI)?
Poured hot wax into an ox skull to make a cast of the ventricles
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Unexpected finding when comparing brain structures between wild-caught mice and laboratory mice
What is an increased auditory sector in laboratory mice?
Function of the myelin sheath
Protective neuron insulation that speeds up transmission of electrical signals
Neurotransmitter associated with Parkinson's disease
What is Dopamine?