It's Electric!
A long fiber along which electrical impulses travel.
What is the role of the axon in a neuron?
Controls organization and decision-making.
What is the primary function of the frontal lobe?
It directs sensory information to other parts of the brain.
What does the thalamus do?
Generates emotions and processes emotional memories
What is the primary role of the limbic system?
It checks working memory against information in long-term storage to create meaning.
What does the hippocampus check against working memory?
It surrounds each axon to protect it and speed up the electrical impulses.
What is the function of the myelin sheath?
Occipital lobe
Which lobe is responsible for processing visual cues?
It brings information together for learning and converts it from working memory into long-term storage.
What is the role of the hippocampus in learning?
It combines our emotions and reason, being placed between the cerebrum and cerebellum.
How does the limbic system interact with the cerebrum?
It acts as a neurotransmitter, influencing mood and emotion.
What is the role of serotonin in the brain?
Chemicals that cross the synapses to excite or calm the next neuron.
What are neurotransmitters?
Oversees memory, hearing, understanding, and language.
What are the key functions of the temporal lobe?
It monitors and controls heartbeat, respiration, body temperature, and digestion.
What does the brain stem regulate?
It encodes memories with emotions, usually fear, before they go to long-term storage.
What functions do amygdala have regarding memory?
It coordinates performance and timing of complex motor tasks and stores automated movements (muscle memory).
How does the cerebellum relate to motor tasks?
They help decode a person's intentions and predict behavior.
How do mirror neurons function in social learning?
Sensory information (temperature, touch, pain) from various parts of the body.
What does the parietal lobe integrate?
It controls body temperature, sleep, food, and liquid intake through hormone balance.
How does the hypothalamus maintain homeostasis (process of ideal self-regulation)?
They begin developing in the pre-school brain, explaining mimicry.
What is a key feature of mirror neurons in the brain?
The limbic system generates emotions and processes emotional memories
What is the connection between the limbic system and emotional memories?
They are the gaps between dendrites and axons where neurotransmitters are exchanged.
What is the significance of synapses in neural communication?
It is considered the Executive Control Center of the brain and is the slowest to develop
What is unique about the development of the frontal lobe?
The brain stem
What part of the brain is known as the "reptilian" brain?
It influences emotional responses and social behavior.
How does the limbic system affect behavior?
Neurons in the cerebrum connect with each other to carry out specific functions, including memory.
How does the cerebrum contribute to memory?