Psychology: The Brain

4. The part of the brain that processes vision (seeing color, shape, and movement).
6. The area of the brain that receives and processes sensory information like touch, pain, and temperature.
8. Branch-like structures that receive messages from other neurons.
10. The front part of the frontal lobes that controls planning, self-control, reasoning, decision-making, and impulse control.
11. The area of the brain that processes touch, temperature, pain, and spatial awareness.
16. Chemical messengers that carry signals between neurons.
19. The ability to remember to do something in the future (like remembering to turn in homework).
20. The part of the brain involved in hearing, language, memory, and understanding speech
21. Specialized areas on a neuron that receive neurotransmitters and allow communication to occur.
22. Controls basic life functions such as breathing, heart rate, and sleeping.

1. Regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, hormones, and homeostasis (balance in the body).
2. The part of the brain responsible for thinking, decision-making, personality, emotions, and voluntary movement.
3. A fatty covering around the axon that speeds up nerve signal transmission.
5. Includes the brain and spinal cord; it processes information and controls the body.
7. A long fiber that sends messages away from the neuron.
9. A nerve cell that sends and receives information through electrical and chemical signals.
12. A group of brain structures involved in emotions, motivation, and memory.
13. The area of the brain that controls voluntary muscle movement.
14. Plays a key role in forming new memories and learning.
15. Processes emotions, especially fear and anger, and helps form emotional memories.
17. The ends of the axon that release neurotransmitters to communicate with other cells.
18. Responsible for balance, coordination, posture, and smooth movement.