Brain

Question 1

Phineas Gage

Answer 1

Had a rod go through his skull
Was fairly normal but his personality was drastically different — he became mean and “no longer Gage”
Showcases how function is localized in the brain and how biological factors affect psychological factors

Question 2

Old Brain

Answer 2

In center of brain
Connected to brain stem
Includes:
Pons, thalamus, medulla, cerebellum, brain stem, and reticular formation

Question 3

Pons

Answer 3

Helps coordinate serval automatic functions such as movement and posture

Question 4

Thalamus

Answer 4

Take in sensory information related to seeing, hearing, touching, and tasting

Question 5

Brain stem

Answer 5

Most ancient and central core of brain

Question 6

Medulla

Answer 6

Old brain functions that automatically happen (breathing, beating of heart)

Question 7

Reticular formation

Answer 7

Essential for arousal (sweeping, walking, pain perception)

Question 8

Cerebellum

Answer 8

Controls voluntary motor skills and speech

Question 9

Lymbic System

Answer 9

Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Hippocampus

Question 10

Hypothalamus

Answer 10

Regulates body temperature, circadian rhythms, hunger, and helps govern endocrine system
—regulates pituitary gland

Question 11

Amygdala

Answer 11

Two Lima-bean sized clusters of neurons involved in memory consolidation and emotion

Question 12

Hippocampus

Answer 12

Central to learning and memory

Question 13

Corpus Callosum

Answer 13

Splits the brain and connects the two hemispheres

Question 14

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 14

Frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes

Question 15

Glial Cells

Answer 15

Surrounds neurons and provide support and insulation for them

Question 16

Frontal Lobes

Answer 16

Speaking
Planning 
Judging 
Abstract thinking 
Personality aspects

Question 17

Parietal Lobes

Answer 17

Sense of touch

Body position

Question 18

Occipital

Answer 18

Sights

Question 19

Temporal Lobes

Answer 19

Sounds

Question 20

Motor Cortex

Answer 20

Controls voluntary movements

Sends messages to muscles as to what to do

Question 21

Somatosensory Cortex

Answer 21

Processes incoming sensations

Question 22

Association Areas

Answer 22

Connects sensory and motor areas
Deal with subtle processes
Prevail throughout all four lobes