I Think Neuron to Something
The process in which neurons become very positive due to an action potential
What is depolarization?
The branch of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
What is split-brain surgery?
The part of the brain that controls breathing and heartbeat
What is the medulla?
The wrinkled outer layer of the forebrain
What is the cerebral cortex?
The part of the neuron responsible for receiving incoming signals from other neurons
What is a dendrite?
Consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
What is the autonomic nervous system (ANS)
An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brain's surface
What is a EEG scan?
The part of the brain responsible for coordinating voluntary movement and balance
What is the cerebellum?
The (somato)sensory cortex is located in this lobe
What is the parietal lobe?
Where neurotransmitters are released from
What are terminal buttons?
The division of the nervous system that allows us to feel the world and move around in it
What is the somatic NS?
Brain structure involved in explicit memories (save button)
What is the hippocampus?
Limbic system structure responsible for learning fear and other basic emotional responses
What is the amygdala?
Wernicke's area is located in this lobe
What is the LEFT temporal lobe?
Deficits of this neurotransmitter is linked to Alzheimer's disease
What is acetylcholine (ACh)?
Neurons/nerves that carry sensory information inward, toward the central nervous system
What are afferent neurons/nerves?
The part of the brain that determines which hormones need to be released through the endocrine system
What is the hypothalamus?
If this part of the brain is significantly damaged, a person would likely fall into a deep coma and not wake up
What is the reticular formation?
The brain's ability to change and adapt to new information
What is plasticity?
The charge of a neuron at rest (be specific)
What is -70 milivolts?
Activation of this branch of our nervous system would result in slowed heart rate and increased digestion (be specific)
What is the parasympathetic NS?
Part of the brain that sends sensory information to different cortexes
What is thalamus?
The part of the brain in which one would find Broca's area
What is the left frontal lobe?
Visual information for the left eye is sent to this lobe (be specific)
What is the RIGHT occipital lobe?