Neurology Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. ____ cells.
  2. 5. Another word for cell body.
  3. 8. Located in the temporal lobe, plays a major role in learning and memory.
  4. 10. Processes sensory information.
  5. 11. Inhibitory neurotransmitter that calms down overwhelming feelings of anxiety.
  6. 13. Stabilizes our mood and helps support our well being.
  7. 14. Gap in the synapse where neurotransmitters pass electrical/chemical signals from neuron to neuron.
Down
  1. 2. The part of the brain which controls our behavioural and emotional responses to the world around us.
  2. 3. The center of our emotions and emotional behaviour, part of the limbic system.
  3. 4. The largest lobes in the brain, considered to be our emotional control center and influences how we behave.
  4. 6. Releases positive feelings in response to pain, stress and activities.
  5. 7. Relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex.
  6. 9. Neurotransmitter that sends messages between nerve cells.
  7. 12. An inhibitor that speeds up or slows down nerve cells.