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6697439670NeuroscienceThe Study of the Brain0
6697442549Frontal LobeThe Lobe of the Brain that's Involved with Behavior, Learning, Personality, and Voluntary Movement1
6697469277Parietal LobeThe Lobe of the Brain that's Involved with the Senses2
6697477700Temporal LobeThe Lobe of the Brain that's Involved with Auditory3
6697485972Occipitial LobeThe Lobe of the Brain that's Involved with Visual and Color Processing4
6697510907DopamineThe Neurotransmitter that is Associated with Pleasure or Good Feelings5
6697525402NorepinephrineThe Neurotransmitter that is Associated with Alertness6
6697537853NeurotransmittersChemical Substance that Communicate with the Brain, Alters Mood and Behavior7
6697549436SerotoninThe Neurotransmitter that is Associated with Calmness8
6697599186EndorphinThe Neurotransmitter that is Associated with Pain Reduction9
6697604085HistamineThe Neurotransmitter that is Associated with Allergic Response10
6697611962Reptilian BrainPart of the Brain (brain 1) that lets us do Basic Behaviors11
6697631745Limbic BrainPart of the Brain (brain 2) that lets us have Emotions and Feelings12
6697635483NeocortexPart of the Brain (brain 3) that lets us Think13
6697644355Unipolar NeuronsHas only 1 process from cell body14
6697708607Bipolar NeuronsHas 2 processes from cell body- an axon and dendrite15
6697715726Multipolar NeuronsHas 1 axon and many dendrites16
6697729195Anaxonic NeuronsWhen axons cannot be differentiated from dendrites, some say there is no axon, only dendrites17
6697928488Corpus CallosumThe part that holds the right and left hemisphere together18
6697935982CerebellumThe part of the brain associated with regulation and coordination of movement, posture, balance19
6697945201Mirror NeuronsNeurons that copy other's movements and teach you to do them20
6697951281DendritesReceives neurochemical information21
6697952778AxonsSends neurochemical information22
6697960517SynapseThe space in between the axon and the dendrite23
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