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temporal : Main lobe associated with speech.
synapse : Point at two neurons where electrical impulses are transmitted.
endorphins : Neurotransmitter than inhibits pain.
autonomic : Nervous system that controls involuntary responses.
left : Hemisphere associated with logical thinking.
axon : part of neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body.
right : Side of body controlled by the left hemisphere.
serotonin : Neurotransmitter that affects hunger and sleep.
parasympathetic : Subdivision of a nervous system that calms your body down.
frontallobe : Problem-solving area of the brain.
peripheralnervoussystem : Connects the C.N.S. to the rest of the body.
neurotransmitters : Chemicals that transmit impulses across a synapse.
sensory : Cortex for all incoming information for touch and movement.
myelinsheath : The covering that surrounds an axon.
thalamus : Where all motor and sensory information is processed.
lesion : Tissue destruction
hippocampus : Area of brain that creates new neurons.
amygdala : Area of brain associated with fear.
motorcortex : Area of brain that executes voluntary movements.
parietal : Lobe responsible for orientation.
dopamine : Neurotransmitter that influences movement learning.
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Point at two neurons where electrical impulses are transmitted.
part of neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body.
Cortex for all incoming information for touch and movement.
Subdivision of a nervous system that calms your body down.
Where all motor and sensory information is processed.
Nervous system that controls involuntary responses.
Neurotransmitter that influences movement learning.
Chemicals that transmit impulses across a synapse.