The scientific study of behavior and mental process.
What is Psychology
Part of the endocrine system involved in responses to stress as well as the regulation of salt balance.
What are Adrenal Glands
A region of the cortex that is critical for speech production
Broca's area
is responsible for processing and forming new memories from experience, but isn't where memories are permanently stored.
What is Hippocampus
The area of the Cortex that organizes information among the other lobes of the brain and is responsible for higher-level cognitive function and behavior.
What is Frontal lobes
The scientific study of observable behavior
What is Behaviorism
The pea-sized gland located in the center of the brain just under the hypothalamus; known as the master gland.
What is Pituitary Gland
A region of the cortex that plays a pivotal role in language comprehension.
What is Wernicke's Area
processes emotions life fear and aggressions and the memories associated with them.
What is Amygdala
The generation of new neurons in the brain
What is Neurogenisis
An early approach to explaining the functions of the brain by trying to link the physical structure of the skull with a variety of characteristic's.
What is Phrenology
The part of the nervous system that connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body.
What is Peripheral Nervous System
The largest part of the brain, includes virtually all parts of the brain except primitive structures; has two distinct hemispheres.
What is Cerebrum
is responsible for keeping the body's system in a steady state, making sure variables like blood pressure, body temperature and fluid/electrolyte balance remain within a healthy range. It is also involved in the sleep wake cycle.
What is Hypothalamus
The area of the cortex in the back of the head that processes visual information
What is Occipital Lobes
An approach that focuses on the positive aspects of human beings, seeking to understand their strengths and uncover the roots of happiness, creativity, humor, and so on.
What is Positive Psychology
Bundles of neurons that carry information to and from the central nervous system, provide communication between the central nervous system and the muscles, glands, and sensory receptors.
What are Nerves
The think band of nerve fibers connecting the right end and the left cerebral hemispheres; principal structure for information shared between the two hemispheres.
What is Corpus callosum
This is the largest part of the brain and includes the cerebral cortex and the limbic system.
What is Forebrain
A band to tissue running parallel to the motor cortex that receives and integrates sensory information from all over the body.
Somatosensory Cortex
An approach suggesting that human nature is by and large positive, and the human direction is toward growth.
What is Humanistic Psychology
Glands of the endocrine system that regulates the rate of metabolism by secreting thyroxin
What are Thyroid Glands
A rare procedure used to disconnect the right and left hemispheres by cutting the corpus callosum.
What is Split brain operation
The top portion of the brainstem.
What is Midbrain
The area of the cortex that receives and processes sensory information such as touch, pressure, temperature, and spatial orientation
Parietal lobes