What is BULB SHAPED STRUCTURES AT THE ENDS OF AXONS THAT FORMS SYNAPES WITH THE DENDRITES AND SOMAS OF OTHER NEURONS
AXON TERMINAL
100
What is AN INDIVIDUAL NERVE CELL THAT COMMUNICATES INFORMATION IN ELECTRICL AND CHEMICAL FORM
NEURON
100
What is IN THE THE FOREBARIN AND IS CLOSELY LINKED WITH EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
LIMBIC SYSTEM
100
What is ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEP
MELATONIN
100
What is THE MICROSCOPIC SPACE BETWEEN TWO NEURONS, OVER WHICH MESSAGES PASS.
SYNAPSE
200
What is THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE OF A NEURON AT REST
RESTING POTENTIAL
200
What is THE LONG, FLUID-FILLED TUBES THAT CARRY A NEURON'S MESSAGES
AXON
200
What is AREA'S THAT INCLUDE THE SITES WHERE HEARING REGISTERS IN THE BRAIN
TEMPORAL LOBES
200
What is A PREFERENCE FOR THE RIGHT OR LEFT HAND IN MOST ACTIVITIES
.
HANDEDNESS
200
MAINTAINS NORMAL BODILY FUNCTIONS, BRINGING THE BODY BACK TO NORMAL AFTER AROUSAL
PARASYMPATHIC BRANCH
300
What is A BRIEF ELECTRICAL IMPULSE BY WHICH INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED ALONG THE AXON OF A NEURON
ACTION POTENTIAL
300
What is AN INCREASE IN THE RELATIVE SIZE OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX
CORTICALIZATION
300
What is CUTTING THE CORPUS CALLOSUM TO CONTROL SEVERE EPILEPSY
SPLIT-BRAIN
300
What is SECRETED BY THE PITUITARY GLAND AND PROMOTES GROWTH
GROWTH HORMONE
300
What is THE CAPACITY OF THE BRAIN TO CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO EXPERIENCE
NEUROPLASTICITY
400
What is A DROP IN ELECTRICLA CHARGE BELOW THE RESTING POTENTIAL
NEGATIVE AFTER-POTENTIAL
400
What is A NONINVASIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT USES MAGNETIC FIELDS TO MAP BRAIN ACTIVITY BY MEASURING CHANGES IN THE BRAIN'S BLOOD FLOW AND OXYGEN LEVELS.
MRI
400
What is THE LARGE BAND OF NERAL FIBERS CONNECTING THE TWO BRAIN HEMISPHERES AND CARRYING MESSAGES BETWEEN THEM.
CORPUS CALLOSUM
400
What is A TERM USUALLY APPLIED TO THE SIDE OF A PERSON'S BRAIN THAT PRODUCES LANGUAGE.
DOMINATE HEMISPHERE
400
What is THE SYSTEM OF NERVES LINKING THE SPINAL CORD WITH THE BODY AND SENSE ORGAN
SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
500
What is THE PROCESS BY WHICH NERVE IMPULSES CONDUCTED DOWN THE AXONS OF NEURONS COATED WITH MYELIN JUMP FROM GAP TO GAP IN THE MYELIN LAYER
SALTATORY CONDUCTION
500
What is THE STRATEGY OF LINKING SPECIFIC STRUCTURES IN THE BRAIN WITH SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL/BEHAVIORAL FUNCTION
LOCALIZATION OF FUNCTION
500
What is A LANGUAGE AREA RELATED TO GRAMMAR AND PRONUNCIATION
BROCA'S AREA
500
What is ASSOCIATED WITH FEAR RESPONSES
AMYGDLA
500
What is THE NOTION THAT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS ARE PROCESSED PRIMARILY ON ONE SIDE OF THE BRAIN OR THE OTHER