Chapter 2: Brain Structures

Question 1

What are the 6 Brain Orientations?

Answer 1

Anterior (rostral)
Posterior (caudal)
Superior (dorsal)
Inferior (ventral)
Medial
Lateral

Question 2

Where is the Anterior?

Answer 2

front of head

Question 3

Where is the Dorsal?

Answer 3

Above Head

Question 4

Where is Ventral?

Answer 4

Below Head

Question 5

Where is Lataral?

Answer 5

Side of Head

Question 6

Where is Medial

Answer 6

Middle of Head?

Question 7

Where is posterior?

Answer 7

Behind Head

Question 8

What are the lobes?

Answer 8

Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Occipital Lobe

Question 9

What does the Frontal Lobe do?

Answer 9

Complex Thoughts
Planning
Control of Movement
Map of Bodies Muscles

Question 10

what does the Parietal Lobe do?

Answer 10

Touch
Spatial Awareness
Map of the bodies SKIN surface

Question 11

What does the Occipital Lobe do?

Answer 11

Vision

Question 12

What does the Temporal Lobe Do?

Answer 12

Hearing + Object Memory

Question 13

What are the three planes of the Brain?

Answer 13

Coronal Plane
Horizontal Plane
Sagital Plane

Question 14

Coronal Plane?

Answer 14

Splits brain in half from ear to ear vertically

Question 15

Horizontal Plane?

Answer 15

Splits brain Horizontally?

Question 16

Sagital Plane?

Answer 16

Splits brain between eyes vertically

Question 17

What is the brains outer layer called?

Answer 17

Cerebal Cortex

Question 18

What are folds in the brains surface called?

Answer 18

Gyri

Question 19

Why does the brain have wrinkles?

Answer 19

To Create more Surface Area

Question 20

How does neuroscientific data help in cognitive psychology?

Answer 20

• Provides insights into the biological basis of
  cognition
• Localization of cognitive functions
  oEx. When hippocampus is damaged, memory is
  impaired
• Mapping neural networks
  oEx. Sensorimotor network (i.e., sensory cortex +
  motor cortex) is responsible for movements

Question 21

Reasons why its dangerous to consider mapping brain areas and cogntiive functions fool proof?

Answer 21

• The adaptability and resilience of the brain
  o The brain can reorganize itself to form new neural
  connections
  o Reroute the cognitive function to undamaged area
• Correlation ≠ causation
  o Brain area X is related to cognitive function Y, but not the root
• Complexity of neural networks
  o One brain area contributes to multiple cognitive function
  o Multiple brain areas contribute to one cognitive function
• Individual difference