AP Psych Neuroscience Rolling Summative

amygdala

emotion

cerebellum

balance; implicit memories(w/o conscious recall)

frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal lobes

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

hippocampus

explicit memories(facts & 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

acetylcholine(AcH)

learning, muscle movement

dopamine

reward seeking, excessive in scizophrenics

GABA

inhibitory

glutamate

excitatory

nonrepinephrine

controls arousal(fight or flight)

serotonin

low amounts= depression, high amounts=manic