Lobes
This lobe is located in front of the parietal lobe and is responsible for reasoning, logic and speech production
What is the frontal lobe
These are the fibers that extend outward from a neuron and receive information from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
Sensory information passes through this structure (except for smell)
What is the Thalamus
This neurotransmitter, linked to the reward systems in the brain, has been linked to both Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia.
What is dopamine?
The two parts of the central nervous system.
What is the brain and the spinal cord?
This is the bridge between the spinal cord and the brain
What is the Pons?
These is the insulating materials that protect neurons and help to speed up neural transmission.
What is the myelin sheath?
This structure is involved in forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This inhibitory neurotransmitter may play a role in the regulation of anxiety.
What is gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA)?
The two parts of the peripheral nervous system
What are the Autonomic and Somatic systems?
This lobe of the cerebrum interprets incoming sensory information
What is the parietal lobe?
This part of a neuron serves as the cell's transmitter.
What is the axon?
Coordinates hand movements (motor control) and precision
What is the Cerebellum?
This neurotransmitter plays a role in the excitation of muscle contractions.
What is acetylcholine?
The two parts of the autonomic nervous system
What are the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems?
This lobe is inolved in certain aspects of speech and language perception.
What is the temporal lobe?
The small gap between the terminal buttons and neighboring neuron.
What is the synapse?
It is involved in the understanding of written and spoken languages
What is Wernicke's area?
This neurotransmitter has been liked to sleep, dreaming and general arousal. Also liked to depression and schizophrenia
What is serotonin?
What is the parasympathetic system?
The motor cortex and somatosensory cortex are found in these two lobes (respectively).
What is the frontal lobe (motor) and the parietal lobe (sensory)?
The cell body of a neuron is also referred to as this
What is a soma?
What is the limbic system?
Some drugs can interfere with the chemical messengers in the brain. If a drug enhances or mimics the action of a neurotransmitter, it is said to be this?
What is an agonist?
The part of the nervous system that transmits sensory information and connects to skeletal muscles to initiate movement.
What is the somatic system?