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Psychology: Unit 1
Buccigrossi
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |