Across
- 2. The outermost layer of the brain for higher cognition
- 4. Imaging method for detailed brain structures
- 6. Natural painkillers that boost mood
- 8. assigns emotional significance to sensory inputs and is essential for fear conditioning and rapid emotional responses.
- 11. Posterior brain region controlling vital functions
- 12. Includes the brain and spinal cord
- 13. Main inhibitory neurotransmitter
- 14. Electrical recording of brain activity
Down
- 1. Neurons transmit electrical impulses and release neurotransmitters at synapses to communicate information across neural circuits.
- 3. Brain lobe for vision
- 5. modulates reward learning, motivation, and motor control, and dysregulation is implicated in addiction and Parkinson's disease.
- 7. encodes and consolidates new declarative memories and supports spatial mapping of environments.
- 9. Main excitatory neurotransmitter for learning
- 10. Neurotransmitter affecting mood and appetite