CNS - Central Nervous System: Includes the Brain and Spinal Cord, PNS - Peripheral Nervous System: Includes all of the nerves of the body (excludes brain and spinal cord), Neuron - A Nerve Cell (Specialized cell), Dendrite - The finger like branches of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons, Axon terminals - The tiny branches on the end on an axon that send signals, Axon - The long shaft of a neuron along which action potentials (electrical signals) move, Action Potential - Electrical signals that travel through the axons of neurons to carry information, Synapse - The tiny gap between neurons across which chemical signals move, Neural Network - A group of neurons that have 'memorized' a specific action through practice (thought of as 'muscle memory'), Hippocampus - The part of the brain most associated with memory formation, Amygdala - The emotion center of the brain (located in the temporal lobe), Amygdala Hijack - Phenomenon where the amygdala responds to fear/threat and prevents the frontal lobe from making judgements and decisions, Occipital Lobe - Rear-most lobe of the brain known for receiving and processing visual input from the eyes, Frontal Lobe - The front-most part of the brain (including the prefrontal cortex), known for its role in executive functioning, judgement, language, movement, Cerebellum - (Latin for "little brain") this small round structure between the occipital lobe and brainstem is responsible for spatial reasoning and balance,

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