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Cog Chp 2 top 1
Why do we care about the brain?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the syndrome we talk about in Chapter 2? | The Capgras Syndrome |
| what gets damaged and disrupted in the Capgras syndrome? | Amygdala, Prefrontal cortex, and the emotional processing |
| T or F, for the Capgras syndrome the patient thinks their loved one is an imposter, was kidnapped, or there's slight differences | True |
| What is still intact in someone who has Capgras syndrome? | The fusiform area |
| What does the cognitive theory for Capgras syndrome state? | Normal face recognition involves both cognitive and emotional appraisals. |
| What are the three neural findings? | intact facial recognition emotional memory and familiarity impaired reality monitoring |
| intact facial recognition | intact fusiform face area (FFA) |
| damaged amygdala | impaired emotional memory and familiarity |
| damaged prefrontal | impaired reality monitoring |
| What are the Broader Implications | neural findings can implicate cognitive theories different brain regions are active during cognitive process |
| Cognitive psychology and neuroscience occur in the | Brain |
| Neuroscience helps us | Understand |