Psychology Chapter 2 Crossword

the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem, functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance
chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
neuron extensions that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body
neuron extensions that pass messages to other neurons or cells
a nerve impulse
neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives
two lima-beam-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion
a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs several maintenance activities; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion
portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements an din making plans and judgments
portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body positions
portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields
portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes areas that receive information from the ears
false sensory experiences, such as hearing something in the absence of an external auditory stimulus
the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience
condition in which the brain's two hemispheres are isolated by cutting the fibers connecting them
our awareness of ourselves and our environment
recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep, because the muscles are relaxed, but other body systems are active
periodic, natural, reversible loss of consciousness - as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation
recurring problems in falling or staying asleep
a sequence of images, emotions, and thoughts passing through a sleeping person's mind
recording apparatus, using electrodes placed on the scalp, that records waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface
a view of brain activity showing where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images of soft tissue. These scans show brain tissue
a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior
the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
a technique for revealing blood flow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans.
the biological clock; regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hr cycle