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Test yourself on these terms by trying to write down the definition in your own words before mousing over each term to check your answer.

plasticity

biological psychology

cognitive neuroscience

neuron

dendrites

axon

action potential

glial cells (glia)

synapse

threshold

refractory period

all-or-none response

neurotransmitters

reuptake

opiate

endorphins

nervous system

central nervous system (CNS)

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

nerves

sensory neuron

motor neuron

interneuron

somatic nervous system

autonomic nervous system (ANS)

sympathetic nervous system

parasympathetic nervous system

reflex

endocrine system

hormones

adrenal glands

pituitary gland

EEG (electroencephalograph)

PET (positron emission tomography) scan

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

fMRI (functional MRI)

brainstem

medulla

thalamus

reticular formation

cerebellum

limbic system

amygdala

hypothalamus

hippocampus

cerebral cortex

frontal lobes

parietal lobes

occipital lobes

temporal lobes

motor cortex

somatosensory cortex

hallucination

association areas

neurogenesis

corpus callosum

split brain

consciousness

sequential processing

parallel processing

selective attention

inattentional blindness

change blindness

circadian rhythm

REM sleep

alpha waves

sleep

delta waves

suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)

insomnia

narcolepsy

sleep apnea

dream

manifest content

latent content

REM rebound