DNA

1. deoxyribonucleic acid

CORPUS CALLOSUM
The large bundle of nerve fibers linking the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

BASAL GANGLIA

Structures located deep in the brain that play an important role in the initiation of movements. These
clusters of neurons include the caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, and substantia nigra. Cell
death in the substantia nigra contributes to Parkinson's disease.

neuroplasticity

A general term used to describe the adaptive changes in the structure or function of nerve cells or
groups of nerve cells in response to injuries to the nervous system or alterations in patterns of their use
and disuse.

ACETYLCHOLINE

A neurotransmitter active both in the brain, where it regulates memory, and in the peripheral nervous
system, where it controls the actions of skeletal and smooth muscle.

hippocampus

A seahorse-shaped structure located within the brain and considered an important part of the limbic
system. One of the most studied areas of the brain, it functions in learning, memory, and emotion.

MAO (monoamine oxidase)

A Chinese communist. HA. The brain and liver enzyme that normally breaks down the catecholamines
norepinephrine, dopamine, and epinephrine, as well as other monoamines such as serotonin.

norepinephrine

A catecholamine neurotransmitter, produced both in the brain and in the peripheral nervous system. It is
involved in arousal and in regulation of sleep, mood, and blood pressure.
"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" describes "a disease caused by the inhalation of very fine
silica dust, causing inflammation in the lungs."

bremsstrahlung, the radiation emitted by a charged particle (usually an electron) when its path is deflected by
another charged particle (usually an ion).

Heschls gyrus the part of the brain that processes sounds that come in from the ears

Depolarizability
Aluminosilicates
Hypovitaminosises
Electroencephalography
Tetrachlorodibenzoparadioxin
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylethanolamine
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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