Neuroscience

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Across
  1. 2. the lower region of the brain.
  2. 3. involved in audition, language, comprehension, memory, and some emotional control
  3. 4. connects t he brain's two hemispheres by a bundle of neural fibers
  4. 5. structure responsible for respiration and heartbeat.
  5. 8. connects the CNS to the rest of the body which is made up of the nerves and the neurons.
  6. 11. helps govern drives and hormones
  7. 14. serves as the brain's switchboard.
  8. 15. the "quiet" areas in the cerebral cortex
  9. 16. the molecular unit of heredity of a living organism.
  10. 18. transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
  11. 19. the hindbrain, responsible for coordinating balance and fine muscle movement (and come perception and cognition)
Down
  1. 1. the part of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord.
  2. 6. used medically to treat severe epilepsy
  3. 7. govern motor control, speech production, and higher functions.
  4. 9. a structure associated with sleep, waking, movement, and dreaming.
  5. 10. connects the CNS to sensory receptors and controls the skeletal muscles.
  6. 11. heritability attempts to identify how much genetics play a role in part of differing traits among individuals of a population.
  7. 12. part of the limbic system involved in forming and retrieving memories
  8. 13. responsible for coordinating movement patterns, sleep, and arousal.
  9. 17. the collection of upper-level brain structures