Functions of the brain
Hippocampus
What is the stores memory
Neuron
What is a nerve cell that sends and receives messages through neurotransmitters
Depressants
What is a drug that slows down the activity of the central nervous system
Lucid dream
What is a dream that you know you're dreaming and can control it/make decisions
Consciousness
What is our awareness of ourselves and our environment
Medulla
What is involuntary actions
Axon terminal branches
What is shoots out neurotransmitters
Stimulants
What is a drug that excites/speeds up the central nervous system
Information processing theory
What is while a person dreams experiences from that day are transferred to memories
MRI
What is uses technology and magnetic fields to produce computer generated images that distinguish among different types of soft tissue, allows us to see structures within the brain
Thalmus
What is the sensory switchboard
Myelin sheath
What is a thin layer around the axon that protects the axon and the message
Psychedelic (hallucinogens)
What is a drug that changes your perception of reality
Who came up with the dream theory
What is Sigmund Freud
Pituitary gland
What is a pea sized body attached to the base of the brain, major part of the endocrine system, controls growth, development, and other glands in the endocrine system
Pons
What is involuntary actions
Threshold
What is the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
Opiods
What is a highly addictive painkillers that is also a depressant
Wish fulfillment theory
What is when our wishes can't come true in our everyday lives they carry over to our dreams
Amygdala
What is a part of the brain that deals with emotion, especially anger and fear
Corpus collosum
What is the bridge between the two halves of the brain
Action potential
What is a brief electrical charge that pushes the message down the axon
Cocaine
What is a stimulant that can cause self-confidence, euphoria, and optimism
Incubated dreaming
What is a technique to get a specific dream to occur
Glial cells
What is cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons