This is the name for the small bones of the inner ear behind the ear drum

Hodgkin and Huxley used this animal model in their electrophysiology experiments.

This fiber bundle carries visual information from the optic chiasm to the thalamus

This compartment of the brain houses the thalamus.

These aggregations of protein have been implicated in Parkinson’s- related in cell death

This is the physical property of sound waves related to our perception of pitch

Descartes believed this brain region to be the seat of the soul.

This property of light is indirectly related to our perception of color

Sometimes called the body’s thermostat, this area of the brain regulates many of the hormones throughout the body

Malfunction of this protein, which helps to hold microtubules together, has been implicated in Alzheimer’s related cell death

The death of these specialized cells is thought to the reason for age related hearing loss

A proponent of the Neuron doctrine, this scientist drew many diagrams of stained neurons.

This type of organization is characteristic of primary visual cortex, somatosensory homunculus, and primary motor cortex

This structure in the roof of the midbrain of mammals is involved in visual processing

Many repetitions of this nucleotide sequence have been implicated in Huntington’s disease.

This is the name for the ion solution surrounding the basilar membrane.

The father of behaviorism, this scientist is famous for experiments detailing operant conditioning

Also known as face blindness, this condition refers to a patient’s inability to recognize faces, even of those near and dear to them.

The “bridge” between the limbic system and the neocortex, this area sits right above the corpus callosum

This toxin, shown to cause acute cases of Parkinson’s, was discovered after several people spontaneously developed the disorder from taking a synthetic form of heroine.

Also known as “ear stones” these calcified structures measure the orientation and linear acceleration of the head.

In which species were multisensory neurons first studied

This is the area of the thalamus that relays information to primary visual cortex.

This crease separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes

This is the enzyme that snips APP to A-beta (amyloid), which build up to form amyloid plaques.