CHAPTER 15 Flashcards
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cognitive neuroscience
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study of the psychological basis of cognition
2
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Nerve nets
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continuous network
3
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components of neurons
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cell body
dendrites
axon
4
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cerebral cortex
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responsible for cognitive functions
4 lobes
5
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what are the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex
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occipital lobe
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
6
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occipital lobe
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vision
7
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parietal lobe
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`touch temp, pain (body sensations)
8
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temporal
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hearing, taste, smell
9
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frontal lobe
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personality, planning
10
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broca’s area
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language production
frontal lobe
11
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wernicke’s area
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language comprehension
temporal lobe
12
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fusiform face area (FFA)
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responds to faces
temporal lobe
damage - prosopagnosia
13
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parahippocampal place area (PPA)
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responds to places
temporal lobe
14
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extrastriate body area (EBA)
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responds to pictures of bodies
