Your Brain Plugged in Vocabulary by MITCHELL BARONNER https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse Important terms and definitions to remember and use when writing, speaking, and reading. en-us 2020-11-02 16:51:51 UTC 2026-02-14 04:34:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Neurotransmitters mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883084764 chemical messengers]]> 2020-11-02 16:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883084764 Prefrontal Cortex mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883086740 A key brain region that matures late, important for thinking ahead and sizing up risks and rewards, and it is directly behind your forehead.]]> 2020-11-02 16:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883086740 Neurons mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883096203 specialized cells]]> 2020-11-02 16:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883096203 Synapses mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883097494 Where information is exchanged, located between the axon and dendrites. ]]> 2020-11-02 17:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883097494 Limbic System mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883099270 A part of the brain that matures early, and is a central role in emotional responses.]]> 2020-11-02 17:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883099270 Myelination mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883100559 A process in which axons wrap themselves in myelin sheath, which boosts the brains efficiency.]]> 2020-11-02 17:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883100559 Dendrites mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883102431 Branch-like structures that are part of a network on a neuron.]]> 2020-11-02 17:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883102431 Axons mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883103399 Thread-like fibers that are part of a network on a neuron.]]> 2020-11-02 17:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883103399 Synaptic Pruning mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883109120 This process in the brain that removes not necessary synapses.]]> 2020-11-02 17:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/883109120 Myelin Sheath mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/886670888 A fatty substance that axons wrap themselves in.]]> 2020-11-03 15:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/886670888 Localization mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/920910141 2020-11-13 16:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/920910141 Sensory Cortex Areas mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/938035975 Where memories are stored. They are located in brain lobes that are each specialized to analyze data from one of your five senses.]]> 2020-11-18 18:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/938035975 Amygdala mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/938091480 Located in the limbic system. This is where data/information passes to see if it will help you physically survive or give you pleasure. Its a system for routing information based on your emotional state.]]> 2020-11-18 18:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/938091480 Hipocampus mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/939210028 Located in the limbic system. This is where data/information passes to see if it will help you physically survive or give you pleasure. Here, your 
brain links new sensory input to both memories of your past and knowledge already stored in your long-term memory to make new relational memories.]]> 2020-11-18 23:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/939210028 Dopamine mrbaronner41 https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/939238599 Dopamine is one of the brain’s most important neuro-transmitters. Chemical neuro-transmitters like dopamine carry electrical messages across the gap from one neuron to another. This transmission is crucial to
your brain’s capacity to process new information.]]> 2020-11-18 23:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mrbaronner41/lt11r7qkuo0fkhse/wish/939238599