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Acetylcholine
Stimulates the firing of neurons. Involved in the action of
muscles, learning and memory. Associated with Alzheimer
disease.
TERM 2
GABA
DEFINITION 2
Low levels are associated with anxiety, and epilepsy.
TERM 3
Norepinephrine
DEFINITION 3
Excited heart muscles, intestines. Low levels associated with
depression. High levels associated with mania.
TERM 4
Dopamine
DEFINITION 4
Control of Voluntary movement. Affects sleep, mood,
attention, learning, and recognizing reward. Low levels
associated with Parkinson's, high levels associated with
Schizophrenia.
TERM 5
Serotonin
DEFINITION 5
Regulation of sleep, mood, attention, and learning. SSRIs.
Oxytocin
Associated with the experience of love and social/emotional
bonding. Released during sexual orgasm.
TERM 7
Endorphins
DEFINITION 7
Pleasurable sensations,and control of pain.
TERM 8
Hindbrain
DEFINITION 8
Located at skull's rear. Lowest portion of the brain.
TERM 9
Medulla
DEFINITION 9
Breathing, heart rate, regulation of reflexes.
TERM 10
Cerebellum
DEFINITION 10
Motor coordination.
Limbic System
Important in memory and emotion. Two principle structures;
amygdala and hippocampus.
TERM 17
Amygdala
DEFINITION 17
Involved in discrimination that is essential for survival- food,
mates, rivals. Intense emotions such as fear and rage.
TERM 18
Hippocampus
DEFINITION 18
Role in storage of memories.
TERM 19
Thalamus
DEFINITION 19
Serves as a relay station. sits on top of brain stem.
TERM 20
Basal Ganglia
DEFINITION 20
Work with cerebellum and cerebral cortex to control and
coordinate voluntary moment.
Hypothalamus
Monitors pleasurable activities such as eating, drinking, and
sex, as well as emotion, stress, and reward.
TERM 22
Tenporal
DEFINITION 22
Hearing, language processing, memory, and Wernicke's area.
Hippocampus.
TERM 23
Occipital
DEFINITION 23
Visual stimulation.
TERM 24
Parietal
DEFINITION 24
Spatial location and touch sensations, temperature, pain, and
pressure. Somatosensory cortex
TERM 25
Frontal
DEFINITION 25
Involved in personality and intellegince, control of voluntary
movement, planning, reasoning, and self-control. Broca's
area.
