Receiving end of a neuron.

Chemical messengers of the nervous system.

The oldest part of the brain responsible for basic life functions.

Controls the pituitary gland.

Genes are composed of this chemical code.

Electrical charge that travels down the axon that is all-or-none.

The part of our autonomic nervous system that activates under stress, related to "fight or flight."

Imaging technology that allows us to see what parts of the brain function during a mental task using magnetic fields.

Activated by emotion, particularly when we are scared or angry.

This type of twin is helpful in studying genes and behavior because they are the exact same genetically.

A major inhibitory neurotransmitter; without it seizures may occur.

Too much of this chemical messenger is related to Schizophrenia and not enough is related to Parkinson's disease.

Part of the brain that receives sensory information and sends it to be processed in other parts.

When you are studying this part of your brain helps you remember.

"Survival of the fittest" describes this principle.

Neurons that carry signals to the brain from the body.

Not the nervous system, but the body's slow chemical messenger system.

Weird things happen when this is severed and the two hemispheres of our brain can't communicate.

"It's like riding a bike," the part of your brain that stores this type of memory.

Changes to how our genes are expressed based on our environment.

A drug that blocks the reuptake of a neurotransmitter (e.g., SSRIs) is considered this.

The part of our nervous system that activates our skeletal muscles.

When Phineas Gage experienced a brain injury to this part, people noticed personality changes.

Parts of the brain that do not have a specific function and are used differently in people based on experience.

This inherited ability has allowed humans to survive and thrive in different places in the world.