What does parietal lobe control?
Sensory and sensation
What does frontal lobe control?
Motor
What does occipital lobe control?
Vision
What does temporal lobe control?
Expressive language
What are the 4 lobes of brain called?
Frontal
Temporal
Parietal
Occipital
The process by which a neuron decreases it’s production of receptors (E.g., transmitter levels in the synaptic cleft are excessive) is called _____________?
Down regulation
Briefly define antagonist?
A substance that blocks the action of a neurotransmitter at its receptor site, thereby preventing the neurotransmitter from causing its intended affect
_____________ is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter of the CNS; substances that block it synthesis, release, or action can induce convulsions.
GABA
The major excitatory neurotransmitter of the CNS is _____________?
Glutamate
