AP Psychology, unit 1--The BRAIN

Low levels of what neurotransmitter increases the risk of depression?

Where in the brain is visual processing done?

What is the name of the top-most part of the brain where complex thought takes place?

What structure is responsible for simple reflexes and connects the brain to the body?

What system's functions can be represented by the phrase "rest and digest"?

What neurotransmitter can inhibit pain?

Justin Bieber scares you. What system would activate if you saw him in person?

What is the law that says a neuron either fires or it does not?

What is the name of the body's master gland? It is regulated by the Hypothalamus.

What important male hormone is responsible for secondary sex characteristics?

What system of the body sends slow, global messages?

What endocrine gland secretes epinephrine in times of stress?

The term that refers to the degree to which a result cannot reasonably be attributed to chance?

What is the structure of the neuron that receives information from another neuron?

What structure regulates primal drives like sex, rewards, and hunger?

What female hormone is responsible for secondary sex characteristics?

What neurotransmitter is involved in all muscle movement?

What is the protective fatty substance that enables neuron communication to go faster?

Which part of the brain processes sound?

What brain structure is responsible for arousal, attention, and wakefulness?

What is the common name for epinephrine?

What imaging technique uses magnetic signals from blood to detect areas of brain activity?

Where would an object that is shown to your right eye be processed?

What is the structure responsible for all voluntary movements? It sits in the Frontal lobe.

What is the system that is composed of the brain and the spinal cord?

Where in the brain is planning, judgement, and complex thought done?

What brain structure controls respiration, waking, sleep, and dreaming?

What tool can can turn parts of the brain off or on by using powerful electromagnets?

What hemisphere is responsible for some emotions, recognizing faces, and "creative" thinking?

What imaging technique uses radioactive glucose to see active areas of the brain?

What tool shows electrical activity of your brain through electrodes attached to your scalp?

What structure is a band of axons that connects the two hemispheres?

What imaging technique basically takes an x-ray of your brain?

What brain structure is responsible for emotion, particularly fear and aggression?

What brain structure is responsible for regulating the release of hormones?

What lobe contains Broca's area?

What disorder (problem) would cause you to have your corpus callosum severed?

Where is the somatosensory cortex located?

What brain structure helps regulate the body's temperature?

What hemisphere is primarily responsible for logic, math, and complex verbal activity?

What brain structure is responsible for respiration and heartbeat?

Where are neurotransmitters stored?

What neurotransmitter is responsible for feelings of reward and pleasure?

What is the system that is composed of all body processes that you can voluntarily control?

What is the name for the electrical exchange of ions that sends a message down the axon?

What is the name of the process in which a neurotransmitter is taken back up into the vessicle?

What structure is considered the sensory switchboard or the brain's sensory "postmaster"?

For most people, where is the center for analyzing speech that you hear located?

What brain structure is mostly responsible for coordinating muscle movement and balance?

What brain structure is responsible for long-term memory?