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Psychology: Unit 1

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TermDefinition
Hippocampus Control System
Amygdala Arousal and Emotion
Hippocampus Learning and Memory
Basal Ganglia Movement
Cingulate Gyrus Directing Attention
Frontal Lobe Higher Reasoning, Morality
Parietal Lobe Sensory Input Coordinating
Occipital Lobe Visual Input
Temporal Lobe Auditory Input
Cerebral Cortex Outermost Layer Of Brain That Is Made Of 4 Lobes: Parietal, Occipital, Temporal, Frontal
Left Brain Language Hemisphere, Controls Right Side Of Body
Right Brain Visual Hemisphere, Controls Left Side Of Body
Corpus Callosum Connection Of Right And Left Hemispheres Of Brain (Left And Right)
Stress Response Sympathetic Nervous System And HPA-Axis
EEG Measures Frequency Of Brain Wave's Electrical Activity In Various Parts Of The Brain
MEG Measures Magnetic Fields Generated By Brain Activity; Flows Of Charged Particles--Electric Current--Generates A Magnetic Field
PET PETs Track Which Neurons Are Active Based On How Much Nutrients/Oxygen The Neuron Is Receiving From The Bloodstream; Inject Glucose With A Radioactive Tracker To See Where It's Pulled/Which Neuron
MRI Combination Of Radio Waves And Magnetic Fields To Excite/Align Brain Particles In Brain Tissue––Technology Can Read This As Density; Map Of Brain Tissue
fMRI Same Technology As An MRI; Measure Blood Flow To Brain Regions By Comparing Continuous MRI Scans; Tracks Oxygen In Blood; Series Of MRI Pictures That Display Sequential Brain Activity In The Form Of A "Video"
CAT X-Ray Adapted To Image Soft Tissue, Good For Brain Tumors; Taking A Picture Of Structures, Similar To An MRI
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