Biology of behavior

A major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Undersupply linked to seizures, tremors, and insomnia.

helps control alertness and arousal

"morphine within"--natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.

3 types of (a)   include

sensory, motor, interneurons

Balance and coordination

sleep and arousal

The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center.

A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.

Under the influence of the hypothalamus, it regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.

the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla