exam 1: telencephalon

Question 1

a lot of these in the parietal lobe

think that empathy come from these types of neurons

(think back to the macaque monkey’s)

Answer 1

mirror neurons

Question 2

part of the frontal lobe (gyrus in front of the central sulcus)

give us the ability to write

Answer 2

primary motor cortex

Question 3

fissure that starts near the front of the brain and goes towards the back

Answer 3

lateral fissure

Question 4

area of the limbic system that pertains to learning and memory

largely part of the temporal lobe and part of the cortex

Answer 4

hippocampus

Question 5

where does the small amount of input we get from organs pass through?

Answer 5

the insula

Question 6

area of the limbic system that is responsible for emotion regulation, specifically the detection of fear

Answer 6

amygdala

Question 7

name for the combination of the caudate and putamen that handles attention and self-control

neurons here are easy to see and lined up giving a sort of striated view

Answer 7

striatum

Question 8

area of the limbic system that handles conflict monitoring and self control

Answer 8

anterior cingulate gyrus

Question 9

what are the parts of the brain network for conflict resolution and self-control

Answer 9

anterior cingulate gyrus + basal ganglia + anterior insula

prefrontal lobe

top-down/bottom-up processing

Question 10

what is conflict monitoring?

Answer 10

the knowledge of what you shouldn’t do

Question 11

cortex where neurons communicate

not a primary cortex

Answer 11

association cortex

Question 12

what is bottom-up processing

Answer 12

it is where your desires, needs to do something for or exciting come from

Question 13

parts of the frontal lobe

Answer 13

frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe

Question 14

t or f: the frontal lobe is the final level of motor control because it contains the primary motor cortex

Answer 14

true

Question 15

area of the limbic system that pertains to feelings of disgust both psychologically and physically

posterior - internal sensation

anterior - integrates info, estimates organisms needs, and internal states

Answer 15

insula

Question 16

fifth area of the brain

increasing evidence that somewhere in this part of the brain is the emergent property (self-awareness)

this comes about because of the neurons communiccation

Answer 16

parietal-temporal-occipital junction, or, temporoparietal

Question 17

name the three parts of the basal ganglia

Answer 17

globus pallidus, caudate, and putamen

Question 18

frontal lobe matures at about __ for women and __ for men

Answer 18

25 for women, 28 for men

Question 19

the primary visual cortex

Answer 19

occipital lobe

Question 20

behind the central sulcus and a little above the central fissure (above temporal lobe)

contains the primary somatosensory (body sensations) cortex

some vision processing (dorsal)

Answer 20

parietal lobe

Question 21

a gyrus in the cortex

pleasure center, involved in the drive for pleasure
- maximizes its effort to seek out something that feels or tastes good

connections to hypothalamus and ventral tegmental area

Answer 21

nucleus accumbens

Question 22

heavily connected in both the limbic system and basal ganglia

well learned motor behavior and motor response to fear

Answer 22

amygdala

Question 23

area of the limbic system that handles top-down control

in the pre-frontal lobe

Answer 23

cingulate gyrus

Question 24

part of the parietal lobe

covers the body’s feelings and sensations

Answer 24

primary somatosensory cortex

Question 25

area of the limbic system that handles memory processing and connects the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus allowing for intercommunication

Answer 25

fornix

Question 26

contains the primary auditory cortex (inside lateral fissure) (superior)

learning/memory (medial)

some vision processing (inferior)

Answer 26

temporal lobe

Question 27

part of the telencephalon that concerns well-learned movement and habits

Answer 27

basal ganglia

Question 28

t or f: behind much of our emotional reactivity is fear

Answer 28

true

Question 29

part of the frontal lobe

part of our attention network, decision-making, and recognition of consequences

the last part of the brain to mature (meaning the ability of neurons to myelinate)

Answer 29

prefrontal cortex and/or orbitofrontal

Question 30

groove that goes from the top of the head down to the side

Answer 30

central sulcus (or fissure)

Question 31

explain top-down control.

Answer 31

activated by deep, slow breathing, meditation

encourages attention and emotion regulation

it is how you know what you should do

Question 32

name the areas of the limbic system

Answer 32

hippocampus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, anterior cingulate gyrus, insula, and fornix