Ch.2 - Neural Basis for Cognition

Question 1

Forebrain’s two cerebral hemispheres have four parts:

Answer 1

Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe and occipital lobe

Question 2

Hindbrain controls

Answer 2

Breathing, heart rate etc.

Question 3

Midbrain functions by

Answer 3

Relaying information to the forebrain such as auditory or visual information. Also helps to coordinate movement

Question 4

Forebrain’s mass contains

Answer 4

Up to 80% of the brain’s tissue

Question 5

Different parts of brain do different things, but…

Answer 5

They all rely on different parts

Question 6

Brain imaging techniques…

Answer 6

Compliment each other. None are perfect at both time and location

Question 7

Brain imaging techniques are ___ data

Answer 7

Correlation

Question 8

About 25% of cortex tissue is dedicated to

Answer 8

Motor and sensory areas

Question 9

Brain has three structures:

Answer 9

Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain

Question 10

Frontal lobe concerns

Answer 10

Planning, personality, conscience, inhibitions

Question 11

Parietal lobe concerns

Answer 11

Somatosensory system (touch)

Question 12

Occipital lobe concerns

Answer 12

Visual memory

Question 13

Temporal lobe concerns

Answer 13

Auditory and language processing

Question 14

The neuron sections include

Answer 14

Dendrites, cell bodies and axons

Question 15

A synapse includes

Answer 15

Axon, synaptic gap and receiving membrane

Question 16

Reaching the neurotransmitter threshold causes

Answer 16

Fires an action potential

Question 17

Neurons fire

Answer 17

All or nothing

Question 18

Strength of synaptic connections can be altered by

Answer 18

Experience. Biological basis for learning

Question 19

Parallel processing is

Answer 19

Multiple signals functioning at once. Aids speed. Nothing gets priority.

Question 20

Different visual cells can

Answer 20

Prefer different things, firing more frequently for movement, angles, edges etc.

Question 21

Parallel processing results in

Answer 21

The binding problem