New Jersey and the Brain

3. hippocampus contributes to memory
6. corpus callosum, passes information from left to right hemisphere
7. reticular formation, modulates muscle reflexes, breathing, and pain perception
8. primary sensory cortex, registers sense of touch
9. GABA, neurotransmitters are linked with regulation of anxiety
10. primary visual cortex, where visual processing begins
11. Norepinephrine, contribute to levels of mood and arousal.
16. dendrites, branch like structures that receive information
18. medulla, controls unconscious vital functions
19. wernicke's area, responsible for language comprehension
22. thalamus, relay center in which sensory information is relayed to particular parts of cortex
25. brainstem, controls vital life functions
26. axons, long fiber that transmit signals away from soma to other neurons, muscles, or glands
27. endorphis, contributes to pain relief and possibly some pleasurable emotions
28. frontal lobe, largest lobe in the brain
30. adrenal glands produce adrenaline
32. somatic nervous system, made up of nerves that connect to voluntary skeletal muscles and sensory receptors
33. inhibitory post-synaptic potential is a negative voltage shift
34. neurons, cells that receive, integrate, and transmit information
37. pituitary gland, "master gland"
38. amygalda, involved with aggression and emotion
39. right hemisphere of the brain.

1. broca's area, responsible for the production of speech
2. cerebellum, coordinates fine muscle movement, and balance
4. pineal gland, influences sexual development
5. Glia cells, provide support of neurons
12. terminal buttons, small knobs at the ends of axons that secrete neurotransmitters
13. optic chiasm, nerve fibers from half of each retina cross over to the opposite side of the brain
14. nervous system, complex communication network in which signals are constantly being transmitted
15. limbic system, involved in the regulation of emotion, memory, and motivation
17. exictatory post-synaptic potential, positive voltage shift
20. left hemisphere of the brain
21. soma, cell body
23. cerebrum, responsible for sensing, thinking, learning
24. hypothalamus, regulates basic biological needs
29. pre-frontal cortex, contributes to variety of higher-order functions such as working memory, reasoning of relations of objects and events
31. temporal lobe, contains the primary auditory cortex
35. pons, involved in sleep and arousal
36. primary auditory cortex, devoted to auditory processing