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Unit 3 Vocab Quiz 3

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Lesion   tissue destruction. A brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally destruction of brain tissue  
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EEG   an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp  
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MEG   a brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brain's natural electrical activity  
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CT scan   a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brain's structure (also called CAT scan)  
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Pet scan   a visual display of visual activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task  
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MRI   a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images of soft tissue. MRI scans show brain anatomy  
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fMRI   a technique fro revealing bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans. fMRI scans show brain function as well as structure.  
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Brainstem   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  
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Medulla   the base of the brainstem; controls heatbeat and breathing  
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Thalamus   the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory and receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla  
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Reticular formation   a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal  
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Cerebellum   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  
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Limbic system   neural system (including the amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives  
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Amygdala   two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion  
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Hypothalamus   a neural structure lying below 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  
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Hippocampus   a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events  
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