Neurotechnologies
A non-invasive technique that records brain waves; involves putting electrodes on the surface of the head
What is an electroencephalogram (EEG)?
This lobe is responsible for processing visual stimuli
What is the occipital lobe?
A disorder characterized by inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity
The portion of the nervous system composed of the spinal cord and brain
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
The five basic tastes
Sweet, sour, bitter, umami, sallty
An invasive technique involving implanting electrodes in the brain
Another name for a "groove" on the surface of the brain
A neurodegenerative disease caused by the depletion of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra
Parkinson's disease
The opposing process to long-term potentiation
What is long-term depression?
A functional imaging technique that is used to measure the brain's functional activity through changes in blood flow over time
What is an fMRI?
Part of the brain that includes the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, and cingulate gyrus
What is the limbic system?
This aphasia impairs speech production
Specialized cells that support the functions of neurons
Structures in the brain responsible for processing smell
What are olfactory bulbs?
This scan is a series of X-ray images converted into cross-sectional images of your brain, which can be combined to form cross-sectional slices or 3D structures
What is a PET scan?
Part of the brain responsible for maintaining homeostasis
What is the hypothalamus?
The leading cause of blindness is adults aged 65+
What is macular degeneration?
A neurotransmitter associated with attention, decision-making, executive function, and reward-stimulated learning
What is dopamine?
A type of glia that forms myelin sheath in the central nervous system
What are oligodendrocytes?
A functional imaging technique that uses radiotracers to measure metabolic processes
What is PET (c)?
Name 2 out of the 3 parts of the brainstem (all or nothing)
What are the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain?
An autoimmune disease that attacks the myelin sheath in the central nervous system
What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?
The process in which neural connections are destroyed when they are not used
What is synaptic pruning?
This disorder occurs when airway muscles close during sleep; requires a CPAP machine