This lobe of the brain is involved in perceiving where something is in space.
What is the parietal lobe.
100
When neurons link up to form specific pathways of communication between cortical regions of the brain.
What is a neural network
100
This structure is damaged when an individual has Multiple Sclerosis (causes information exchange between neurons to be disrupted)
What is the myelin sheath.
100
This is the taste receptor that is tricked when the protein miraculin has dissolved on one's tongue.
What is the sweet receptor
100
This is the primary neurotransmitter that is released when you are startled.
What is norepinephrine.
200
This thick band of fibers connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
What is the corpus callosum.
200
This cell (hint: oligodendrocyte) wraps around the axon to speed up transmission of information.
What is myelin sheath
200
The inability to recognize faces (face blindness).
What is prosopagnosia.
200
This is what happens when your photoreceptors get tired from staring at something for too long
What is an after image
300
The inferior portion of this lobe (Fusiform Face Area) is primarily involved in facial recognition.
What is the temporal lobe.
300
The protein machines that are found on the dendrite - neurotransmitters bind to these to allow ions to pass through into the neuron.
What are receptors.
300
A symptom of this syndrome is disturbing visual hallucinations, such as snakes coming out of the ground and waving about, or walls covered in fur.
What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
300
This is a representation of your body map based on the amount of cerebral cortex used to process touch and motor movement (it means "little man" in latin)
What is the homunculus
300
This neurotransmitter is released after you eat your favorite food (like dumplings, for example).
What is serotonin.
400
The two components of the body that make up the Central Nervous System.
What are the brain and spinal cord.
400
The technical word for programmed cell death - ex: used during the pruning process of neurons.
What is apoptosis.
400
Capgras Syndrome, which is when an individual believes their loved ones to be impostors, is caused when the pathway connecting these two structures is damaged.
What is the fusiform face area (or temporal lobe) and the amygdala
400
This is the technical word for smell
What is olfaction (olfactory system)
400
This neurotransmitter is involved in the reward system.
What is dopamine.
500
This is what an individual experiences when one of the rocks (otoconia) come loose within the vestibular system (BPPV).
What is dizziness, vertigo, nausea
500
Neurons that receive information (information ARRIVES to the brain)
What are sensory neurons
500
This is the primary neurotransmitter that is involved in motor movement and is also the major neurotransmitter that is depleted in Parkinson's Disorder.
What is dopamine.
500
These are the THREE factors needed in order to perceive smell
What is small, volatile and hydrophobic
500
This is the first neurotransmitter that was discovered when Otto Loewi did an experiment with frog hearts.