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Transcript
Receives
information
Nerve cell
Neurons
Records
electrical
activity
Radioactive
Glucose
Brain
Scans
MEG
CT
Dendrite
Nervous
System
E.g.
Endorphins
(Pain Killers)
Neurotransmitters
Spinal Column
Central
Biology
of the
Mind
Axon
Cell body
Synapse
(Between
neurons)
Brain
EEG
PET
Transmits
information
Knee Jerk
response
(Occurs, but
not felt if spinal
col. is broken)
Sympathetic
(Arousing)
Autonomic
(Controls internal
organs & glands)
Peripheral
Somatic
(Controls voluntary
movements)
fMRI
Records
electromagnetic
activity
Records soft
tissue brain
activity
"X" rays
The Brain
Brain
Evolution
Radio Waves
Corpus
Callosum
Logical
(e.g. Math)
Left
Hemisphere of
cerebral cortex
Transmits
Information to:
Parasympathetic
(Calming)
Plasticity
Right
Hemisphere of
cerebral cortex
Brain stem
(Medulla)
Cerebellum
Heartbeat &
Breathing
Coordinates
movements
E.g. Blind reading
braille stimulates
visual cortex
Creative
(e.g. Music)
Cerebral
Cortex
Limbic System
Higher level
thinking
Hippocampus (Memory)
Amygdala (Emotion)
Hypothalamus (Maintenance)