cognitive neuroscience Flashcards
what does the frontal lobe do?
problem solve and language production
what does parietal lobe do?
attention and spatial processing [where something is]
what does the Primary Somatosensory Cortex do?
recognition of objects and textures (sensory)
what does temporal lobe do?
auditory processing, pattern recognition
what does occipital lobe do?
visual processing
what is a gyrus
a fold of cortical tissue
what is a fissure
a cleft of separation between gyri
what is a sulcus
a smaller fissure that connects two regions of brain tissue
what does the neocortex do?
higher mental functions, general movements, perception, and behavior responses
what does the corpus striatum do?
connection between cerebral cortex and cerebellum, helps regulate automatic movement
what does the orbitofrontal cortex do?
deeper decision making, moral judgement, reinforcement, reflection, and forming expectations
____ long term memory function associated with the basal ganglia and motor cortex
implicit or procedural
semantic memory and consolidation of episodic memory are both branches of ____
explicit or declarative
where is the semantic memory stored?
limbic cortex
what does the hippocampus
the consolidation, the transfer of information from short term memory to long term memory
what does the amygdala do?
an emotional mediation of long term memory consolidation
what is anterograde amnesia?
inability to retain new information likely due to short term memory damage
what is retrograde amnesia?
inability to remember previously acquired information likely due to long term memory damage
what is synaptic plasticity?
dynamic bio-chemical configurations of each synapse where a synapse might strengthen or weaken its activation potential over time
what is long term potentiation?
An entire chain of neurons can be actively firing into each other so much that the connection of these chains seems to be “warm”
what is the Hebb rule?
It is possible for each brain region to simulate the functions of other regions outside of their domain-specificity
what is the case study method?
looking at the effects of the brain damage due to stroke, head trauma, or other injury in humans
what is lesions studies?
it is an electrode used to selectively destroy a specific brain area of an animal. The resulting behavioral deficits are then examined
