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branch of psychology concerned with links between biology and behavior
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neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
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neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between sensory inputs and motor output
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bushy branching extension of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body
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extension of a neuron, ending in a branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles and glands
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layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing fibers of many neurons
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neural impulse that travels down axon
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level of stimulation required to trigger neural impulse
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junction between axon tip of sending neuron and dendrite of receiving neuron
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chemical messengers that cross synaptic gaps between neurons
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neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron
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neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning, and memory
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neurotransmitter that influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
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neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
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neurotransmitter that helps control alertness and arousal
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major inhibitory neurotransmitter
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major excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory
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opiate like neurotransmitters, "morphine within"
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block a neurotransmitter's function
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sensory and motor neurons that connect CNS to rest of body
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division of PNS that controls skeletal muscles
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division of PNS that controls glands and involuntary muscle function
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"fight or flight" portion of ANS
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sympathetic nervous system
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parasympathetic nervous system
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simple autonomic response to sensory stimulus
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body's "slow" chemical communication system
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chemical messengers manufactured by endocrine glands
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endocrine glands that help regulate calcium in blood
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endocrine organ that helps regulate sugar levels in blood
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visual display of brain activity that detects where radioactive form of glucose travels while brain performs a task
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examination that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images
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technique for revealing blood flow through magnetic imaging
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oldest part and central core of the brain; responsible for autonomic survival activities
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base of brainstem, controls heartbeat and breathing
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nerve network in brainstem that plays important role in controlling arousal
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brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of brainstem
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little brain that processes sensory input and coordinates movement output and balance
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neural system including hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus located between cerebral hemisphers; emotions and drives
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bean shaped clusters in limbic system linked to emotion
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helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland and is linked to emotion and reward
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body's ultimate control and info processing center
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cells that support, nourish, and protect neurons
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involved in speaking, muscle movement, planning, and judgement
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receives sensory input for touch and body position
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includes areas that receive information from visual fields
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includes the auditory areas; each receiving info from opposite ear
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area at rear of frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements
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area at front of parietal lobes that registers and processes touch and movement sensations
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areas of cerebral cortex involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, speaking
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brain's ability to change
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large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
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condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain's two hemispheres
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