Across
- 3. Chemical released by the axon. Acts as the actual messenger between neurons.
- 6. A word for the link between two neurons.
- 8. A fatty, insulating substance, which helps transmit information from one nerve cell to another.
Down
- 1. A branchlike feature at the end of neurons that receives the electrical charges.
- 2. Nerve cell that makes up the connections in the brain.
- 4. Tiny gap between neurons where electrical charges go from one neuron to the next.
- 5. Part of the brain's cerebrum the growth of this permits more complex learning.
- 7. The part of the neuron that carries electrical charges from one cell to the next.