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Ap psych vocab 2.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions. | Brainstem |
| the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing. | Medulla |
| the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla. | Thalamus |
| a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal. | Reticular Formation |
| the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory. | Cerebullum |
| neural system (including the amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives. | Limbic System |
| two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion | Amygdala |
| a neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward. | Hypothalamus |
| a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events | Hippocampus |
| the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center. | Cerebral Cortex |
| the portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments. | Frontal Lobes |
| the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position. | Parietal Lobes |
| the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position. | Occipital Lobes |
| the portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear. | Temporal Lobes |
| an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements. | Motor Cortex |
| Somatosensory Cortex | an area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations. |
| the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience. | Plasticity |
| the formation of new neurons. | Neurogenesis |
| the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them. | Corpus Callosum |
| a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain's two hemispheres by cutting the fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them | Split Brain |
| our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment. | Consciousness |
| the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language). | Cognitive Neuroscience |
| the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks | Dual Processing |
| a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it. | Blindsight |
| processing many aspects of a problem simultaneously; generally used to process well-learned information or to solve easy problems. | Parallel Processing |
| processing one aspect of a problem at a time; generally used to process new information or to solve difficult problems | Sequential Processing |
| areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking | Association Areas |
| areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking. | |
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