brain and neuropsychology

Question 1

Draw the structure of the nervous system in a flow diagram

Question 2

Name the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system and explain their functions

Question 3

Name the two branches of the autonomic nervous system and explain their effect on our internal organs

Question 4

List some of the physiological changes involved in the fight or flight response

Question 5

Outline and evaluate the James Lange theory of emotion

Question 6

Define the term ‘localisation of function’

Question 7

Label a brain to include 4 lobes, cerebellum, motor cortex, auditory cortex, somatosensory cortex, visual cortex, Wernicke’s area and Broca’s area

Question 8

Outline and evaluate Penfield’s study of the interpretive cortex

Question 9

Label a neuron to include dendrite, cell body, nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier, axon terminals

Question 10

Name and sketch the 3 types if neuron

Question 11

Label a synapse to include axon terminal, vesicles, neurotransmitters, synaptic cleft, receptor sites

Question 12

Outline the process of synaptic transmission, including the terms ‘excitation’ and ‘inhibition’

Question 13

Outline and evaluate Hebb’s theory of neuronal growth

Question 14

Define the term ‘cognitive neuroscience’

Question 15

Explain how neurological damage to the following areas would affect functioning: Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, motor cortex (left/right hemisphere)

Question 16

Outline and evaluate the use of CT, PET and fMRI scanners

Question 17

Outline and evaluate Tulving’s ‘gold’ study