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| neurons that carry incoming info from sensory receptors |
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| carry outgoing info from sensory receptors |
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| links behavior and biology |
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| communicates with sensory and motor outputs |
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| where messages pass through to other neurons, glands or muscles |
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| fatty encasing of some nuerons (takes space and sources) |
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| neural impulse; brief electrical charge through an axon |
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| a level of stimulation needed to make an impulse in the neuron |
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| junction between a axon tip and dendrite of receiving cell (meeting point)(Synaptic cleft, is the gap) |
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| chemical messengers that pass synaptic gaps |
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| neurotransmitter reabsorbtion |
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| action potential delay for recharging of neurons |
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| muscle action and learning, malfunction = Alzheimer, Ach neurons deteriorate |
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| movement, learning, attention and emotion malfu: schzophrenia and tremors, parkinsons. |
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| Mood, hunger, sleep and arousal Malf: Depression |
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| alertness and arousal malf: depress mood |
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| inhibitory neurotransmitter malf: seizures, tremors and insomnia |
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| Excitatory Malf: migraines and seizures |
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| Blocks the neurotransmitter |
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| mimmics the neurotransmitter |
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| sensory and motor neurons |
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| bundles axons muscles, glands, and sense organs to CNS |
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| controls skeletal muscles |
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| controls the auto part of the body; heartbeat and breathing |
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| sympathetic nervous system |
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| calms the body; slows digestion |
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| calms the body; slows digestion |
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| simple autonomic response |
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| slow chemical communication that secrete hormones. |
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| chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands |
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| secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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| most influential gland, influenced by the hypothalamus |
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| tissue destruction naturally or experimentory to brain |
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| waves of electricity across the brain |
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| puts radioactivity in brain to observe |
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| uses magnetic field and radio wave |
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| oldest part, spinal cord to skull |
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| nerve network in brainstem that controls arousal |
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| top of brainstem controls senses |
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| (little brain) coordinates movement and balance. |
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| neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; emotions and drives |
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| lima bean sized clusters in limbic system, associated with emotions |
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| emotion, reward, homeostasis. |
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| covers both hemispheres; ultimate control and information processing |
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| cells that support nourish and protect neurons |
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| speaking muscle movement, making plans, and judgements |
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| touch and body position, top rear |
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| above the ears, receives signals from opposite ears |
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| touch, movement, and sensation (parietal lobes) |
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| not involved with feeling or moving; complex thinking, learning, remembering, speaking |
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| brain's ability to change, especially in childhood |
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| connects the two hemispheres |
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| cutting the corpus callosum |
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| our awareness of ourselves and surroundings |
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| studies that brain activity and mental process |
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| information is processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks |
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| focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus |
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| failing to see objects when our attention is directed elsewhere |
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| failing to notice changes in the enviroment |
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| regular body functions on a 24-hour cycle |
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| rapid eye movement where dreams occur |
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| relatively slow brain waves of relaxed, awake state |
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| periodic, natural reversible loss of consciousness |
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| large slow brain waves associated with deep sleep |
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| problems falling or staying asleep |
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| uncontrollable sleep attacks |
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| happen in stage 4 of sleep terrifying dreams. |
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| sequence of images passing through the mind while asleep |
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| REM increases when REM deprivation happens |
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| social interaction which one person say feelings, emotions, or behaviors will occur |
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| a suggestion made during hypnoisist, to change a behavior while awake |
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| split consciousness which some behaviors occur simultaneously with others |
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| chemical substance that alters mood or perception |
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| discomfort ofter quitting addiction |
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| use of drug because of emotion or psychology |
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| compulsive craving and use |
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| depress CNS, reduce anxiety, but dysfunction in memory and remembering |
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| depress neural activity, temporarily lessen pain and anxiety |
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| speed up bodily functions |
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| speed up bodily functions |
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| speed up body function and neural activity, energy and mood changes |
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| stimulates central nervous system , energy and mood changes |
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| stimulant and mild hallucinagen. |
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| sensory out put but no imput |
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| active ingredient in marijuana |
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| altered state of consciousness reported after brush with death |
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