________________ has been implicated in some mental disorders and is involved in activation of neurons throughout the brain and in the process of learning and memory retrieval.

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• ________________ is involved in a number of functions, including movement, attention and learning and abnormal levels are involved in some mental disorders.
• ______________ help neurons by providing nutrition, removing waste products, and enhancing the speed of communication between neurons.
• Stimulation, either directly or by chemical messages from other neurons, produces ___________________, a basic type of signal within neurons.
• _________________ carries sensory information via afferent nerve fibers from receptors throughout the body to the brain and conducts information via efferent nerve fibers from the brain to muscles and glands.
• The brain structure that is part of the brain stem and is an important relay station that helps coordiante auditory and visual information before sending it on to higher brain centers is called the ___________________.
• Which neurotransmitter is produced by the neurons located in a region of brain called substantia nigra?
• The __________________ is involved in motor control and contains a large concentration of neurons that produce dopamine.
• Substantia nigra is a midbrain area involved in motor control and containing a large concentration of __________________ producing neurons.
• Degeneration of ___________________ producing neurons has been linked to Parkinson's disease.
• The almond-shaped structure that is involved in controlling a variety of emotional response patterns, including fear, anger, and disgust, and in learning and memory formation is the ________________.