I Think Neuron to Something
The time needed before a neuron can fire another action potential
What is the refractory period?
The branch of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
Rare procedure used as a last resort to treat severe epilepsy
What is split-brain surgery? Or cutting the corpus collosum?
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)
Destroying a small part of the brain to see what it does and also to treat extreme depression
What is lesioning?
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? Or terminal ends of the axon?
The division of the nervous system that allows us to feel the world and move around in it
What is the somatic NS?
Hindbrain structure involved in sleep and arousal
What is the pons?
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?
Or what are the sensory 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?
This part of the frontal lobe is involved in executive functioning
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Too much of this neurotransmitter is related to schizophrenia and too little is related to Parkinson's disease
What is dopamine?
Activation of this branch of our nervous system would result in slowed heart rate and increased digestion (be specific)
What is the parasympathetic NS?
Myelin is believed to be primarily made up of these cells, which are also the support cells for neurons
What is glia?
The part of the brain that acts as our sensory switchboard, routing all sensory messages except smell
What is the thalamus?
Visual information from the right side of each eye is sent to this lobe
What is the occipital lobe?