Quiz for Neuroscience and Behavior (Psychology)

The primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.

A part of the midbrain that orients an organism in the enviroment

A neurotransmitter that influences mood and arousal.

knoblike structures that branch out from an axon.

A set of subcortical structures that directs intentional movements.

A brain structure that regulates sleep, wakefulness, and levels of arousal.

A part of the midbrain that orients an organism in the enviroment

A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.

An extension of the spinal cord into the skull that coordinates heart rate, circulation and respiration.

Cells in the nervous system that communicate with one another to perform information-processing tasks.

A nerotranmitter that is involved in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness, eating, and aggressive behavior.

The time following an action potential during which a new action potential cannot be initiated.

the junction or region between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another.

The time following an action potential during which a new action potential cannot be initiated.

A neurotransmitter that regulates motor behavior, motivation, pleasure and emotional arousal.

Cells in the nervous system that communicate with one another to perform information-processing tasks.

A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgment.

A subcortical structure that relays and filters information from the senses and transmits the information to the cerebral cortex.

Neurons that receive information from the external world and convey this information to the brain via the spinal cord.

An extension of the spinal cord into the skull that coordinates heart rate, circulation and respiration.

An area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of the spinal cord.

A brain structure that relays information from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain.

A neurotransmitter involved in a number of functions, including voluntary mother control.

Areas of the forebrain housed under the cerebral cortex near the very center of the brain.

A part of the midbrain that is involved in movement and arousal.

A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.

A device used to record electrical activity in the brain.

A set of nerves that helps the body return to a normal resting state.

A subcortical structure that relays and filters information from the senses and transmits the information to the cerebral cortex.

Areas of the cerebral cortex that are composed of neurons that help provide sense and meaning to information registered in the cortex.

A nerotranmitter that is involved in the regulation of sleep and wakefulness, eating, and aggressive behavior.

An extension of the spinal cord into the skull that coordinates heart rate, circulation and respiration.

Chemicals that act within the pain pathways and emotions centers of the brain.

Neurons that connect sensory neurons, motor neurons, or other interneurons.

A brain structure that regulates sleep, wakefulness, and levels of arousal.

Strands of DNA wound around each other in a double-helix configuration.

A part of the midbrain that is involved in movement and arousal.

A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information.

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language.

The part of the nervous system that is composed of the brain and spinal cord.