chapter 6 -Brain Flashcards
1
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Neurons
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- has a cell body and axons covered with a myelin sheath
- long fiber of nerve cells that carries outgoing messages
- dendrites: receive messages through synaptic gap
2
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Brain Development
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- ability to develop language with environmental stimulation
- 10 to 12 months more selective to sounds - goes through a stage of pruning unused synapses
3
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Cerebral Plasticity
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-ability of brain to recognize neural pathways based on new experiences, which allows the brain to acquire new knowledge and skills
4
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Executive Functions
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- ability to guide, monitor, and direct performance/behavior
- management system of the brain
- we talk ourselves through difficult tasks
5
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Executive Functions -skills required
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- attention
- managing time
- problems solving
- controlling impulses
- organization
- establishing priorities
- flexibility
- mental planning
- executing tasks
6
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Metacognition
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-knowledge of one’s own thought process
7
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Brain Structure -corpus callosum
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“calls” between left and right hemispheres
8
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Brain Structure -frontal
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- motor area
- speech area (Broca’s Area)
9
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Brain Structure -Temporal
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- temples
- auditory processing (Wernicker’s Area)
- Executive Function identifies what you hear
10
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Brain Structure -parietal
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- upper, back
- sensory cortex
11
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Brain Structure -occipital
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- lower, back
- vision
12
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Brain Structure -cerebellum
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- sara, balance
- movement
- balance
- fine motor coordination
13
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Brain Structure -brain stem
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- breathing
- swallowing
- heart rate
- blood pressure
