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BIOPSYCHOLOGY AND THE BRAIN
Essential Questions:
 What is a neuron? What are its major parts and functions?
 What types of neurons are found in the nervous system?
 How are neural messages transmitted?
 How is the neural system organized?
 What are the lobes and localizations of the brain?
 How is the cerebral cortex organized?
 What experimental methods are used to study brain function?
 What are the differences between the right and left
hemispheres?
VOCABULARY: Biological psychology, neuron, dendrite, axon,
myelin sheath, action potential, threshold, synapse,
neurotransmitters, acetylcholine, endorphins, nervous system,
central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, nerves, sensory
neurons, motor neurons, interneurons, somatic nervous system,
autonomic nervous system, sympathetic nervous system,
parasympathetic nervous system, reflex, neural networks,
endocrine system, hormones, adrenal glands, pituitary gland,
lesion, electroencephalogram (EEG), PET (positron emission
tomography) scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), fMRI
(functional MRI), brainstem, medulla, reticular formation,
thalamus, cerebellum, limbic system, amygdala, hypothalamus,
cerebral cortex, glial cells, frontal lobes, parietal lobes, occipital
lobes, temporal lobes, moror cortex, sensory cortex, association
areas, aphasia, Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, plasticity, corpus
callosum, split brain
BIOPSYCHOLOGY AND THE BRAIN
Essential Questions:
 What is a neuron? What are its major parts and functions?
 What types of neurons are found in the nervous system?
 How are neural messages transmitted?
 How is the neural system organized?
 What are the lobes and localizations of the brain?
 How is the cerebral cortex organized?
 What experimental methods are used to study brain function?
 What are the differences between the right and left
hemispheres?
VOCABULARY: Biological psychology, neuron, dendrite, axon,
myelin sheath, action potential, threshold, synapse,
neurotransmitters, acetylcholine, endorphins, nervous system,
central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, nerves, sensory
neurons, motor neurons, interneurons, somatic nervous system,
autonomic nervous system, sympathetic nervous system,
parasympathetic nervous system, reflex, neural networks,
endocrine system, hormones, adrenal glands, pituitary gland,
lesion, electroencephalogram (EEG), PET (positron emission
tomography) scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), fMRI
(functional MRI), brainstem, medulla, reticular formation,
thalamus, cerebellum, limbic system, amygdala, hypothalamus,
cerebral cortex, glial cells, frontal lobes, parietal lobes, occipital
lobes, temporal lobes, moror cortex, sensory cortex, association
areas, aphasia, Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, plasticity, corpus
callosum, split brain