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media type="custom" key="2844509" NBC News video on new ways of fighting paralysis by circumventing the spinal cord.

media type="custom" key="2844587" Hollywood movie producers are using fMRIs to guage viewer response to new movies to see of they have a blockbuster or a box office bomb on their hands. Here we see how brain research and movies are coming together to see how the brain is entertained.

Here is the third and final installment of extra credit submissions from that wonderful young man, Stephen Dickinson (thank you Stephen for your enthusiam and diligence). It comes from NBC News "Mind Matters" series and it deals with the use of EEGs.

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Maria Corsaro (class of 2009)sent this video to me and it's a great piece on the brain's response to food in people who are obese or who oevereat. We'll also look at an article from Science magazine dealing with similar material. Much thanks to Maria for this contribution. Click [|here] for the link to this ABC Health Video on the dorsal striatum, dopamine, and overeating.

Do you want to know how the brain works? Check out this great page from How Stuff Works (it's cool).....click [|here] !!!!

Vocabulary List for Chapter 2 The Brain and the Body---define or explain the following terms and give a page number from the textbook that shows where you found it in the book. All "definitions" must be handwritten so I know you worked on processing the information at least once (as opposed to those who would just copy and paste definitions from an on-line source). Chapter 2a – Neural Communication and the Nervous System 1.biological psychology p. 2.neuron p. 3.dendrite p 4.axon p. 5.myelin sheath p. 6.action potential p. 7.threshold p. 8.synapse p. 9.neurotransmitters p. 10.acetylcholine (ACh) p. 11.endorphins p. 12.nervous system p. 13.central nervous system (CNS) p. 14.peripheral nervous system (PNS) p. 15.nerves p. 16.sensory neurons p. 17.interneurons p. 18.motor neurons p. 19.somatic nervous system p. 20.autonomic nervous system p. 21.sympathetic nervous system p. 22.parasympathetic nervous system p. 23.reflex p. Chapter 2b – The Brain and Endocrine System 1.neural networks p. 2.lesion p. 3.electroencephalogram (EEG) p. 4.CT (computed tomography) scan p. 5.PET (positron emission tomography) scan p. 6.MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) p. 7.brainstem p 8.medulla p. 9.reticular formation p. 10.thalamus p. 11.cerebellum p. 12.limbic system p. 13.amygdala p. 14.hypothalamus p. 15.cerebral cortex p. 16.glial cells p. 17.frontal lobes p. 18.parietal lobes p. 19.occipital lobes p. 20.temporal lobes p. 21.motor cortex p. 22.sensory cortex p. 23.association areas p. 24.aphasia p. 25.Broca’s area p. 26.Wernicke’s area p. 27.plasticity p. 28.corpus callosum p. 29.split brain p. 30.endocrine system p. 31.hormones p. 32.adrenal glands p. 33.pituitary gland p.

**//__ Mr. Mac’s List of the Basic Functions of the Brain __//** 1. Receive- it receives sensation from our 5 senses (vision, audition, olfactory, taste, and tactile sensation) 2. Process –send it to the right areas for interpretation. 3. Interpret/Analyze- we accommodate or we assimilate information. 4. Store (Memory)- both long-term and short-term memories. 5. Recall/Retrieve- allows us to apply pre-existing information to new situations (Intelligence) Cro-Magnon Skull