Charlie Maholan
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| 912494901 | electroencephalogram (EEG) | amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by elctrodes placed on the scalp | 1 | |
| 912494902 | PET (positron emission tomography) | a visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task | 2 | |
| 912494903 | brainstem | oldest part and the central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions | 3 | |
| 912494904 | medulla | base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing | 4 | |
| 912494905 | reticular formation | nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal | 5 | |
| 912494906 | thalamus | brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; directs messges to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla | 6 | |
| 912494907 | cerebellum | the "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem; helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance | 7 | |
| 912494908 | limbic system | doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; assoc. with the emotions such as fear and aggression and drives such as those for food and sex. Includes: hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus | 8 | |
| 912494909 | amygdala | two almond-shaped neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion | 9 | |
| 912494910 | hypothalamus | neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus; directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temp), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, linked to emotion | 10 | |
| 912494911 | cerebral cortex | intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and info-process center | 11 | |
| 912494912 | frontal lobes | portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgements | 12 | |
| 912494913 | parietal lobes | portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; includes sensory cortex | 13 | |
| 912494914 | occipital lobes | portion of the cerebral cortex lying at back of head; includes the cisual areas, which receive visual info from the opposite visual field | 14 | |
| 912494915 | temporal lobes | portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes auditory areas, each of which receives auditory info primarily from the opposite ear | 15 | |
| 912494916 | motor cortex | area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements | 16 | |
| 912494917 | sensory cortex | area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensations | 17 | |
| 912494918 | aphasia | impairment of language, usually caused by the left hemisphere damage to either Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding) | 18 | |
| 912494919 | Broca's area | controls language expression -- an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech | 19 | |
| 912494920 | Wernicke's area | controls language reception -- a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe | 20 | |
| 912494921 | corpus callosum | the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages b/w them | 21 | |
| 912494922 | endocrine system | the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream | 22 | |
| 912494923 | hormones | chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine glands, that are produced in one tissue and affect another | 23 | |
| 912494924 | pituitary gland | endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands | 24 | |
| 912494925 | clinical psychology | branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders | 25 | |
| 912494926 | psychiatry | branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy | 26 | |
| 912494927 | psychopharmacology | study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior | 27 |
