Neurons
These parts of the neuron receive information from other neurons.
Dendrites
Chemical messengers that transmit information across the synapse.
Neurotransmitters
The part of the brain that controls basic life functions.
Hindbrain
This lobe is primarily responsible for vision.
The Occipital Lobe
The insulating fatty layer that speeds up neural transmission.
Myelin Sheath
This neurotransmitter is associated with mood, sleep, and appetite.
Serotonin
The brain division responsible for orientation and movement.
Midbrain
Executive functioning and voluntary movement occur here.
The small gap where neurotransmitters travel between neurons.
Synapse
Drugs that increase the action of neurotransmitters.
Agonists
The highest level of the brain involved in complex thinking.
Forebrain
This lobe processes auditory information.
The Temporal Lobe
Neurons that carry information from the spinal cord to muscles.
Motor Neurons
The main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
Glutamate
Joins the two hemispheres of the brain.
Corpus Callosum
This lobe is responsible for sensory perception.
The Parietal Lobe
The electrical signal neurons use to communicate.
Action Potential
Neurotransmitters involved in pain relief and emotion.
Endorphins
A system associated with emotion, memory, and motivation.
The outer layer of the brain with grooves.
The Cerebral Cortex