Neurons
Nerve cells that function as the building blocks of the nervous system.
Neurons
Acetylcholine (ACH) function is to.....
Enable muscle action, learning, and memory
The electrochemical communication network that includes all the body's neurons.
Nervous system
Located on the top of the brainstem;directs sensory messages to the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
thalamus
Our awareness of ourselves and our environments
Consciousness
The extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
Axon
SSRI's block the reuptake of which neurotransmitter
Serotonin
The 2 major divisions of the nervous system
central and peripheral
linked to emotions
Amygdala
focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus is called
selective attention
The axon of a sending neuron is separated from the dendrite of a receiving neuron by ___
Synaptic gap
Mr. Anderson suffers from Parkinson's disease which is linked to an _____________supply of which neurotransmitter_______________
under-supply of Dopamine
somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system are two parts of which system
peripheral nervous system
Acts as a sensory control center
Thalmus
Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere is called
inattentional blindness
Neuron extensions that receive messages and conduct them toward the cell body
Dendrites
Opiate drugs block the body's natural supply of ___
Endorphins
The body's slow chemical communication system
The endocrine system
provides a link between the nervous system and endocrine system
Hypothalamus
Processing one aspect of a problem at a time; used when we focus attention on new or complex tasks.
sequential processing
Neuron's reaction of either firing at full strengh or not firing at all is
all-or-none response
Undersupply linked to seizures, tremors and insomnia
GABA
The master gland of the endocrine system
Pituitary gland
Jon Damaged this part of his brain which now causes difficulty the piano.
cerebellum
A periodic natural loss of consciousness
Sleep