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aerobic exercise Typically this includes periods of swimming, running, jumping, or stair climbing. This exercise gets its name from making the heart and lungs work to not only build muscle but also to improve the heart and respiratory system.
behavior The way a person or other organism acts towards others, or conducts itself.
calorie The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. It is typically used as a measurement of the energy contained in some defined amount of food.
cognition The mental processes of thought, remembering, learning information and interpreting those data that the senses send to the brain.
cram To pack something so tightly and full that there is no room for anything else. It is also a colloquial term for studying hard right before some test.
dopamine A neurotransmitter, this chemical helps transmit signals in the brain.
hippocampus A seahorse-shaped region of the brain. It is thought to be the center of emotion, memory and the involuntary nervous system.