A Lotta Nerve
The longest dendrite in a neuron
What is an axon?
Half sleep or twilight sleep - the time where you are drifting in and out of consciousness
What is NREM Stage 1?
The drug used to slow or prevent overdose of opioids
What is narcan?
The insulator that surrounds every neuron
What is Myelin / The myelin sheathe?
The process where neurotransmitters are reabsorbed into the neuron from which they were released.
What is Reuptake?
The time in your sleep when you dream
What is REM?
Called the bonding hormone - Often released during physical contact
What is Oxytocin?
A natural drug that increases arousal and blocks fatigue - found commonly in the world
What is Caffeine?
A disorder characterized by fluent speech - that doesn't make any sense
What is Wernicke's Aphasia?
The idea that, if the threshold is reached, the signal will fire at its full strength
What is the all or nothing principle?
The part of your sleep where you regenerate energy and heal and grow your body
What is NREM Stage 3?
The runners high - they kick in as you exercise
What are endorphins?
The drugs that alter your perception and cognition, leading to a profound change in consciousness
What are Hallucinogens?
What are Motor Neurons?
The nervous system outside of the Spinal Cord and Brain
What is the peripheral nervous system?
The time in sleep when you first fall asleep - you can be awakened but feel some effects
What is NREM Stage 1?
The hormone that flows through your system and stimulates your appetite
What is Ghrelin?
the type of drugs that give pain relief, and intense sedation and euphoria
What are opioids?
The Brains ability to adapt and grow, to heal and reorganize itself
What is plasticity/neuroplasticity?
The part of the nervous system that activates in fight or flight, slowing processes like digestion while increasing others.
what is the sympathetic nervous system?
The temporary disruption of the circadian rhythm due to rapid travel over long distances
What is Jet Lag?
The strongest inhibitor - it helps you to relax easier.
What is GABA?
A strong reuptake inhibitor, causes euphoria and increased energy. Often tied to economic success
What is Cocaine?
The Girl who was locked in a basement and studied to show her issues in verbal and mental development
Who is Genie?