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brain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the cerebral cortex | frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe |
| frontal lobe | problem solving/ intelligence, personality -motor cortex -broca's area |
| frontal lobe is also known as | prefrontal cortex |
| frontal lobe location | cerebral cortex |
| parietal lobe | process/ organize info -somatosensory cortex |
| parietal lobe location | cerebral cortex |
| temporal lobe | hearing -language (left) -wernicke's area |
| temporal lobe is also known as | auditory cortex |
| temporal lobe location | cerebral cortex |
| occipital lobe | vision cortical areas at the brain of the brain that play a role in visual processing |
| occipital lobe is also known as | visual cortex |
| occipital lobe location | cerebral cortex |
| somatosensory cortex | processes, interprets, and receives info from out joints, muscles and tendons sense of touch? |
| somatosensory cortex location | cerebral cortex |
| (primary) motor cortex | a brain area associated with the control of movement (directs body muscles) |
| motor cortex location | cerebral cortex |
| wernicke's area | a temporal lobe brain area related to language comprehension |
| wernicke's area location | cerebral cortex |
| broca's area | a language area related to grammar and punctuation |
| broca's area location | cerebral cortex |
| association areas | areas of the cerebral cortex that have a specific function |
| the limbic system | regulates emotions, motivation, and memories (thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus) |
| thalamus | relay for sensory info to the cerebral cortex |
| thalamus location | limbic system |
| hypothalamus | food, thirst, sex, body temp (drives) (tells you when you're hungry, thirsty) |
| hypothalamus location | limbic system |
| amygdala | emotional response, fear/ aggression |
| amygdala location | limbic system |
| hippocampus | memories |
| hippocampus location | limbic system |
| pituitary gland | regulate various bodily functions by producing and releasing hormones |
| pituitary gland location? | cerebral cortex/ brainstem? |
| corpus callosum | connect the right and left hemispheres to be able to communicate and transfer info between them |
| corpus callosum location? | limbic system/brainstem? |
| brainstem | cerebellum, medulla, reticular activating system |
| cerebellum | posture/movement the structure in the hindbrain involved in controlling coordination and balance |
| cerebellum location | brainstem |
| medulla | heart rate, breathing, reflexes the structure that connects the brain with the spinal cord-controls vital life functions |
| medulla location | brainstem |
| reticular activating system | alertness/ arousal |
| reticular activating system location | brainstem |
| split brain | right hemisphere and left hemisphere |
| right hemisphere | creativity, imagination, music, 3D forms |
| left hemisphere | logic, reasoning, science math, language |
| brain plasticity | ability to rewire, modify or create new connections -easier for younger ppl (kids) bc their brain is still developing/ growing |
| brain research | case studies, EEG, fMRI, lesioning |
| case studies | accidents/ rare problems |
| EEG | brain waves, electrical activity |
| fMRI | (funtional MRI) uses MRI tech that measures blood flow red/yellow=high blue/green=low |
| lesioning | surgery/ damage |
| brain dysfuntion | prosopagnosia, aphasia, amnesia |
| prosopagnosia | (face blindness): cannot recognize faces |
| aphasia | lose power to use or comprehend words |
| amnesia | loss of memory |
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