Neuroscience

1. the lower region of the brain.
4. the collection of upper-level brain structures
7. the part of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord.
10. heritability attempts to identify how much genetics play a role in part of differing traits among individuals of a population.
11. used medically to treat severe epilepsy
13. the "quiet" areas in the cerebral cortex
15. transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
16. govern motor control, speech production, and higher functions.
17. connects the CNS to sensory receptors and controls the skeletal muscles.
19. connects t he brain's two hemispheres by a bundle of neural fibers

1. part of the limbic system involved in forming and retrieving memories
2. the molecular unit of heredity of a living organism.
3. serves as the brain's switchboard.
5. connects the CNS to the rest of the body which is made up of the nerves and the neurons.
6. helps govern drives and hormones
8. involved in audition, language, comprehension, memory, and some emotional control
9. responsible for coordinating movement patterns, sleep, and arousal.
12. a structure associated with sleep, waking, movement, and dreaming.
14. the hindbrain, responsible for coordinating balance and fine muscle movement (and come perception and cognition)
18. structure responsible for respiration and heartbeat.