Brain Basics

Parts of a Neuron

Axon

Dendrite

Cell Body (Soma)

Myelin Sheath

Neural Pathways

Sensory Neural Pathway

Motor Neural Pathway

Neural Impulse (Action Potential)

Absolute Refractory Period

Relative Refractory Period

Threshold of Excitation

Synapse

Parts of the Synapse

Synaptic Cleft

Presynaptic cleft (Synaptic vesicles)

Postsynaptic cleft (Receptor sites)

Neurotransmitters

Brain Plasticity

What two types of cells primarily make up the brain?

Three parts of the Brainstem

Midbrain

Medulla

Pons

Cerebellum

Parts of the Forebrain

Limbic System

Thalamus

Hippocampus

Amygdala

Hypothalamus

Basal Ganglia

Cingulate Gyrus

Lobes of the Cortex

Association Areas of the Brain

Broca's Aphasia

Wernicke's Aphasia

Left Hemisphere Specialization

Right Hemisphere Specialization

Corpus Callosum

Peripheral Nervous System

Somatic Nervous System

Autonomic Nervous System

Sympathetic Nervous System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Modern Methods Used to Study the Brain

What does EEG measure?

What is the benefit of Single-cell Recording?

What does PET measure?

What does an MRI measure?

What does fMRI measure

What does TMS do?