All About Neurons
Important People
Brain Concepts
Brain Anatomy Part 1
Brain Anatomy Part 2
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the most basic building block of the nervous system

what is a neuron

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A physician to gladiators who demonstrated that nerve fibers control movement

who is Galen

100

Believes that all activities of the mind, especially our experience of God, involve the brain

What is the Christian Worldview of the Brain and Nervous System

100

the second largest structure in the brain that is responsible for movement, coordination, balance, and motor-related activity

what is the cerebellum

100

Latin for "bridge" these serve in coordinating communication between the two cerebral hemispheres and between parts of the brain and spinal cord

what is the pons

200

a neuron that carries signals from sense receptors in the body to the brain

what is a sensory neuron

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Discovered an area in the temporal lobe that was involved in understanding language

Who is Carl Wernicke

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Some mental activity is localized or utilizes several of these

what are lobes

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this area sits under the cerebral cortex at the base of the skull and the top of the spinal cord and is comprised of the cerebellum, pons, and medulla

what is the hindbrain

200

an almond shaped structure that plays a role in fear and other emotions, learning, memory, attention, and perception

what is the amygdala

300

a neuron that carries signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

what is a motor neuron

300

Developed a type of psycho-surgery known as a lobotomy or frontal lobotomy

Who is Egas Moniz

300
a collection of glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream

what is the endocrine system

300

part of the brain stem that is responsible for many vital functions like breathing, temperature regulation, and some aspects of speech

what is the medulla

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this structure is a network of neurons involved in reflexes, involuntary body functions, and attention

what is the tegmentum

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this neuron exists only in the brain and spinal cord and makes up about 90% of all human neurons

what is an interneuron

400

Studied the effect of brain lesions and other brain damage on one's capacity to speak

Who is Paul Broca

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this plays an important role in our sense of smell, memory, and emotions

what is the limbic system

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a 2cm area of the brain that is comprised of the tectum, tegmentum, and cerebral peduncles

what is the midbrain

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this structure plays a major role in the autonomic nervous system which works with pleasure, body temperature, hunger, and thirst

what is the hypothalmus

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the recovery time after a neuron is fired

what is refractory period

500

Methodically stimulated different areas of the brain to create a famous map of the brain called the homonculous

Who is Wilder Penfield

500

found in the left temporal lobe, it is said to be the place where God is programmed into our brain

What is the God Spot

500

a mesh-like network of neurons involed in sleep and consciousness, arousal and attention, coordinating signals from the senses, and pain modulation

what is reticular formation 

500

Refers to the different roles each hemisphere plays in mental life

what is hemispheric specialization