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Primary function is spatial awarenesss and oreintation
Primary function is to process auditory information
Primary function is impulse controls and executive functions
Primary function is to process vision information
Cerebellum
Help coordinate movement and balanced
Midbrain
Processes vision, hearing and eye movement
Pons
Responsible for motor control and sensory analysis
Medulla Oblongata
Responsible for basic functions of body like heartbeat
Holds long term memories
Considered as the brains alarm system and plays a role in emotional regulation
Controls functions of body like eating and drinking, as well as it plays a key role in your fight-or-flight reflexes
Information goes into the thallus and from there decides where to send it next
Endorphins
pain killer
Acetylcholine
excitatory or inhibatory
muscle contraction
Serotonin
a calming mood enhancer
Dopamine
increase pleasurable feelings
control motor activity
Norepinephrine/Noradrenalin
arousal during stress response
Epinephrine/Adrenaline
stress response
GABA
Aspartame
Glycine
inhibitory messages
Glutamate
excitatory messages
Found mainly in the Central Nervous System
Synapses
Synapses is when 2 neurons connect
A cells axon connects with another cells dendrite
Axon
coated in a myelin sheath
They send information to other cells
Dendrite
they carry information to the soma
Soma
body of a nerve cell
Supporting cell that help neurons make connections
