Cerebral Cortex Org & Fxn Flashcards
Broca’s Area
- WORD Formation area
- Works closely with Wernicke’s area
Short-Term Memory: Def and Examlple
- Lasts only as long as person thinks of it
- Ex: Telephone number
Motor areas for controlling Hands are also dominant on which hemisphere?
Left
What happens if you cut the Corpus Callosum?
- Block of transfer info from Wernicke’s area to Non-dominant Motor Cortex
- Prevention of the transfer and visual information from Right side to Wernicke’s area
- 2 SEPARATE conscious portions of the Brain
Structural changes in Long Term Memory
- Increase in
- Vesicle release
- # of transmitter vesicles released
- # of presynaptic terminals - Changes in DENDRITIC spines
Intra-Cortical Associations fxn are associated with which Cerebral Cortex Layer?
I, II, and III
Ex of Association Areas
- Broca’s Area
- Wernicke’s Area
- Prefrontal
- Limbic
- Parieto-Occipito-Temporal Area
Fibers of the Thalamus are from what layer of the Cerebral Cortex?
VI
Secondary Motor Area
Provide PATTERNS of Motor ACTIVITY
The Termination of most incoming specific sensory signals are from what layers of the Cerebral Cortex?
IV only
Reflexive Memory
Aka Skill memory
- Associated with MOTOR activities
Pyramidal Neurons
- LARGE output neurons
- Cell bodies are TRIANGULAR in shape
Prosopagnosia
Inability to recognize faces
Primary Motor areas
DIRECT connections with specific MUSCLES
Primary Sensory Areas
Detect Specific SENSATIONS
- Hot
- Cold
