increased heart rate
slowing of intestinal activity during stress
learning
memory
dreaming
waking from sleep
emotion
norephinephrine
inhibitory neurotransmitter
GABA
excitatory
released by 90% of the brains neurons
glutamate
found in protein rich foods
building block for serotonin
tryptophan
brains natural opiates
reduces pain
promotes preasure
primarily alter the effects of neurotransmiiers
endorphins
long distance messengers
primarily producede in the endocrin glands
released directly into bloodstream
affect functioning of target organs and tissues
hormones
pineal gland
promotes sleep
melatonin
pituitary gland
enhances uterine contractions & ejection of milk
oxytocin
adrenal gland
emotion & stress
adrenal hormones
outer adrenal gland
increases blood sugar levels
boost energy
cortisol
male onset of puberty
gonads & adrenal gland
androgens
gonads & adrenal gland
onset of menstruation
estrogen
gonads & adrenal gland
growth and maintenance of uterine lining
progestrone
detects electrical activity
electrodes
patterns of electrical activity in the brain
EEG
biochemical activity of the brain via glucose injection
dispalys info about areas that are active during a certain action
PET scan
body and brain tisue image
MRI
what happens when a brain area is temporarily inactive
TMS
pons
medulla
reticular activating system
brain stem
sleeping
waking
dreaming
pons
automatic functions
breathing
heart rate
medulla
screening of incoming information
arousal of higher centers
consciousness
reticular activating system (RAS)
balance
muscular coordination
memory for simple skills and learned reflexes
cerebellum
relay of impulses from higher centers to the spinal cord and of incoming sensory information to other brain centers
thalamus
survival skills..
hunger
thirts
emotion
reproduction
regulation of body temp
control of autonomic nervous system
hypothalamus
borders between higher and lower part of the brain
emotional reactoin
motivatonal behavior
limbic system
directed by hypothalamus
secretion of hormones that affect other glands
pituitary gland
initial evaluation of sensory information to determine its importance
meditation of anxiety and depression
formation and retrieval of emotional memories
amygdala
comparison of sensory information with expectations
modulation of RAS
formation of new memories about facts and events
hippocampus
occipital
parietal
temporal
frontal
cerebrum
large band of fibers connecting the cerebrum
corpus callosum
spedensely packed cells that cover the cerebrum
contains 75% of all cells in the brain
cerebral cortex
visual processing
occipital lobe
processing of...
pain
pressure
touch temp
parietal lobe
memory
perception
emotion
hearing
language comprehension
temporal lobe
1/3 of entire cortex in humans
reasoning
decision makeing
planning
personality