Unit 3 Vocabulary
Neuroscience/Biological Foundations of Behavior
1. Biological psychology
Neural communication
2. Neuron
3. Sensory neurons
4. Motor neurons
5. Interneurons
6. Dendrite
7. Axon
8. Myelin sheath
9. Action potential
10. Threshold
11. Synapse
12. Neurotransmitter
13. Reuptake
14. Endorphins
The Nervous System
15. Nervous system
16. Central nervous system (CNS)
17. Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
18. Nerves
19. Somatic nervous system
20. Autonomic nervous system
21. Parasympathetic nervous system
22. Reflex
The Endocrine System
23. Endocrine system
24. Hormones
25. Adrenal glands
26. Pituitary gland
The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined
27. Lesion
28. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
29. CT (computed tomography) scan
30. PET (positron emission tomography) scan
31. MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)
32. fMRI (functional MRI)
Older Brain Structures
You will be responsible for knowing what each portion of the brain does and where it is located.
33. Brainstem
34. Medulla
35. Reticular formation
36. Thalamus
37. Cerebellum
38. Limbic system
39. Amygdale
40. Hypothalamus
The Cerebral Cortex
41. Cerebral cortex
42. Glial cells
43. Frontal lobes
44. Parietal lobes
45. Occipital lobes
46. Temporal lobes
47. Motor cortex
48. Sensory cortex
49. Association areas
50. Aphasia
51. Broca’s area
52. Wernicke’s Area
53. Plasticity
54. Neurogenesis
Our Divided Brain
55. Corpus callosum
56. Split brain
The Brain and Consciousness
57. Consciousness
58. Cognitive neuroscience
59. Dual processing