Learning - Key Terminology

4. A substance which helps send messages across the synaptic gap
6. Buttons Found on the end of the Axon Terminals
7. A natural response to a stimulus which is not learned, and occurs normally
9. A change in behaviour which occurs through the onset of age and development
10. This type of plasticity generally occurs following the loss of another structure, through a brain trauma
11. When new synaptic connections are formed, it is called...
15. Occurs when one neuron attempts to connect with another neuron
16. A relatively permanent change in behaviour which occurs through experience

1. The main excitatory neurotransmitter for the passing of information between neurons
2. A type of plasticity which occurs through growth, especially in a young child
3. The brains ability to change neuron structures is known as p______
5. The process when the brain naturally removes the synapses which will not be used
8. A set of complex behavioural actions which occur naturally within a species is a _ _ pattern
11. The tiny gap between two neurons where messages are sent
12. The process where nerve fibres grow bushier branches
13. Helps with keeping a balanced mood and a settled sleep cycle
14. Helps with focusing attention, initiating voluntary movement, and is an Excitary Neurotransmitter