https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5 Psychology en-us 2017-09-14 14:15:21 UTC 2023-03-28 05:58:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/91810442/dd51ae808a8fb2e5db9690001ca0fae8/Group.svg ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576065 A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction.]]> 2017-09-14 14:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576065 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576067  The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron. The tiny gap at this junction is called the synaptic gap or cleft.]]> 2017-09-14 14:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576067 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576069 The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse.]]> 2017-09-14 14:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576069 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576072 A psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior.]]> 2017-09-14 14:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187576072 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187581799 A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system.]]> 2017-09-14 14:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187581799 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187584373 The busy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive message and conduct impulses toward the cell body.]]> 2017-09-14 14:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187584373 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187586450 The extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands.]]> 2017-09-14 14:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187586450 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187587249 A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly greater trans-mission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next.]]> 2017-09-14 14:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187587249 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187588382 A neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon. The action potential is generated by the movement of positively charged atoms in and out of channels in the axon's membrane.]]> 2017-09-14 14:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187588382 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187590354 Chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons. When released by the sending neuron, neurotransmitters travel across the synapse and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron, thereby influencing whether that neuron will generate a neural impulse.]]> 2017-09-14 14:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187590354 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187592692 "Morphine within"- natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.]]> 2017-09-14 14:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187592692 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187593767 The body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous system.]]> 2017-09-14 14:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187593767 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187594341 The brain and spinal cord.]]> 2017-09-14 14:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187594341 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187594741 The sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the rest of the body.]]> 2017-09-14 14:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187594741 ssalad5268 https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187595193 Neural "cables" containing many axons. These bundled axons, which are part of the peripheral nervous system, connect the central nervous system with muscles glands, and sense organs.]]> 2017-09-14 14:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ssalad5268/e99kbsij1ec5/wish/187595193