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Tissue destruction

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Lesion

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And amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brain surface these waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp

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Electroencephalogram

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The Series an x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice through the body

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CT scan

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Visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task

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PET scan

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I technique that uses magnetic fields radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue.

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MRI

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Technique for revealing bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans

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FMRI

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The oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull

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Brainstem

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The base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing

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Medulla

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The nerve network in the brainstem that plays in important role in controlling arousal

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Reticular formation

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Brain sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla

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Thalamus

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The little brain at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance

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Cerebellum

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Doughnut shaped neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives

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Limbic system

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To lima beans sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion

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Amygdala

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I neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities, helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward

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Hypothalamus

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The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres, the bodies ultimate control and information processing center

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Cerebral cortex

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Cells in the Nervis system that support, nourish, and protect neurons

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Glial cells

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Portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the four head; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments

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Frontal lobe’s

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Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and towards the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position

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Parietal lobes

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Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields

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Occipital lobes

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Portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear

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Temporal lobes

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And area at the rear of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary movement

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Motor cortex

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Area at the front of the parietal lobe the registers and processes body touch and movement sensations

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Sensory cortex

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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 my thinking and speaking

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Association areas

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Impairment of language, and usually caused by the left hemisphere damage either to Brokas area or to Warnicke’s area

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Aphasia

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Controls language expression in area, usually in the left frontal lobe, the directs the muscle movements involved in speech

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Broca’s area

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Controls language reception – a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe

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Wernicke’s area

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The brand ability to change, especially during childhood I reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience

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Plasticity

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The formation of new neurons

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Neurogenesis

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The large band of neural fibers connecting two brain hemispheres and caring messages between them

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Corpus callow in

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A condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brains to hemispheres by cutting the fibers connecting them

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Split brain

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Or awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Consciousness

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition

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Cognitive neuroscience

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Principle that information is often simultaneously process on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

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Dual processing

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