Neural Science Vocab by Abbey Revalee https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq Made with serendipity en-us 2017-09-14 12:16:00 UTC 2017-09-15 12:07:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Biological Psychology abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187515215 A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior.]]> 2017-09-14 12:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187515215 Neuron abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187516435 A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system. ]]> 2017-09-14 12:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187516435 Dendrite abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187517083 The bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body. ]]> 2017-09-14 12:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187517083 Myelin sheath abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187517821 A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; encasing vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next.]]> 2017-09-14 12:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187517821 Axon abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187519481 The extension of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body. ]]> 2017-09-14 12:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187519481 Action potential abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187520806 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 an axon's membrane. ]]> 2017-09-14 12:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187520806 Threshold abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187521839 The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse]]> 2017-09-14 12:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187521839 Synapse abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187522580 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 12:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187522580 Neurotransmitters abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187524177 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 12:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187524177 Nervous System abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187527005 The body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems. ]]> 2017-09-14 12:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187527005 Central nervous system (CNS) abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187527994 The brain and spinal cord. ]]> 2017-09-14 12:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187527994 Acetylcholine abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187894914 A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction. ]]> 2017-09-15 11:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187894914 Peripheral nervous system (PNS) abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187895384 The sensory and motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body. ]]> 2017-09-15 12:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187895384 Nerves abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187895808 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. ]]> 2017-09-15 12:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187895808 Endorphins abbeyrevalee1 https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187896553 'Morphine within', natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control and pleasure]]> 2017-09-15 12:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/abbeyrevalee1/xixdnqdkbnzq/wish/187896553