Neurons
Chemical messenger, such as dopamine and serotonin, that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
Neurotransmitters
The chemical messenger system of the body is called the _____ system?
Endocrine
The oldest part of the brain that controls heartbeat and breathing. Located at the bottom of the brain, the "old brain."
Brainstem
DNA
Chromosomes
This part of the neuron are the busy, branching extensions that receive messages and conducts impulses to the cell.
Dendrites
The central nervous system is made up of what TWO body parts?
Brain & spinal cord
This device used to study the brain uses magnets to get a picture of the brain. It can be used to detect brain injuries, tumors
MRI
A random error in gene replication that leads to a change is called what?
Mutation
This brain studying techniques uses waves to detect the electrical impulses of the brain
EEG
_______ psychology is the scientific study of the links between genes and psychological processes.
Biological
This master gland, located in the brain, regulated growth and controls the other glands in the body
Pituitary Gland
The _____ cortex is the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the 2 hemispheres. It is the body’s ultimate control and information-processing center.
Cerebral
This brain studying technique is a visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
PET Scan
This occurs when the corpus callosum, the part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is severed
Split brain
A neural impulse that brings a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon is called what?
Action potential
The peripheral nervous system are the sensory and motor neurons that connect to the Central Nervous system. What are the 2 parts of the peripheral nervous system?
Autonomic and Somatic
The brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience is called what?
____ is the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. This may vary, depending on the range of populations and environments studied.
Heritability
_____ psychology is the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection.
Evolutionary
A person with Schizophrenia often has too much of this neurotransmitter
Dopamine
Division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy.
Parasympathetic nervous system
Name the 4 lobes of the brain
Frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital
This part of the brain are two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion.
Amygdala
The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks is called what?
Dual processing