AP psych rolling summative neuroscience

amygdala

emotion

cerebellum

balance; implicit memories (without conscious recall)

frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes

brain region for logic and impulse control, sensation, vision, hearing

hippocampus

explicit memories (facts and events we can explain)

hypothalamus

basic drives (hunger, thirst)

thalamus

directs sensory input to correct brain region

polarized vs. depolarized

neuron cannot fire, neuron can fire

agonist

drug that mimics neurotransmitters

antagonist

drug that blocks neurotransmitters

AcH

learning, muscle movements

dopamine

reward seeking, excessive in schizophrenics

GABA

inhibitory

glutamate

excitatory

norepinephrine

controls arousal (fight or flight)

serotonin

low amounts = depression, high amounts = manic