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unit 3 mod 12+ 13
Vocab quiz 4 the cerebral cortex and brain hemisphere organization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 judgements | 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 back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields | 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 |
| an area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations | somatosensory cortex |
| 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 |
| the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, be reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience | plasticity |
| the formation of new neurons | neurogenesis |
| the large band of neural fibers connection 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 connecting them | split brain |
| our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment | consciousness |
| the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition | 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 learn information or to solve difficult 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 |
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