Psych ch 2 quiz
The brain's oldest region is the
brainstem
The limbic system structure that regulates hunger is called the
hypothalamus
Neurons that enable people to throw a baseball by relaying messages from their central nervous system to their skeletal muscles are called
motor neurons
________ carry messages from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord for processing.
Sensory neurons
Which neural center in the limbic system plays an important role in emotions such as fear and rage?
amygdala
A neuron is best described as a(n)
cell.
Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in making plans and formulating moral judgments?
frontal lobes
The idea that various brain regions have particular functions is known as
localization of function
Drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin will thereby increase the concentration of serotonin molecules in the
synaptic gaps
Which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex?
thalamus