Exam 2: The Brain, the Body, and Behavior

Some axons are wrapped in this fatty layer that allows for faster neural transmission.

____________ is a philosophical view that the mind and brain are made of the same material.

Bundled axons that form communication channels within the brain and spinal cord are called

The autonomic nervous system is mainly responsible for regulating

Inhibitor and excitatory stimulations received by neurons are collected by the _____________, and information is sent to other cells through the _____________.

The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the physiological and psychological reactions known as the fight-or-flight response.

This subdivision of the autonomic nervous system triggers a decrease of heart rate, and other physiological responses designed to restore your body's resources.

This strip of cortical tissue located in the parietal lobe integrates sensations from the body into a topographic map known as the sensory homunculus.

The principal cell for communication in the nervous system is the

Unlike many of the hindbrain and midbrain structures, the structures of the forebrain

A ________________ neuroscientist is most likely to employ brain-imaging techniques like fMRI to examine the mind.

Signals that signal a cell to fire are ____________ while those that signal a cell to hold or not fire are ______________.

Neurotransmitters are released from this part of the neuron

Which of the following provides the best description of a neuron?

In addition to memory loss, patient H. M. also experienced reduced sensitivity to emotion, meaning he likely lost functioning in his amygdala and his hippocampus.

The flood of sodium neurons leading to an increase of positively charged ions in the cell is called

Gray matter is responsible for collecting and integrating information because it is partly made of

Neurons are not fused to each other so neurotransmitters must pass across the

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between the endocrine system and nervous system?

This position on the connection between mind and brain holds that mind and the body are made of different material