higher thinking Flashcards
(36 cards)
what are higher brain functions
planning, cognitive and higher thinking
basal ganglion function
coordination and motor function
eg of cognitive thinking
learning, memory, speech and language, consciousness, judgment, planning, decision making
what level is higher thinking
molecular/cellular level
what dictate the brain function
synapse function
axodendrite synapses are
connected at the dendrites
axosomatic synapses are
connected at the soma
axoaxonic synapses are
connected at the terminal
whats modulationxxx
different chemical diffuse differently
glutamate-utlizing synapse are
activating
gaba-utilizing synapse are
inhibiting
glutamate receptors are
major neuron receptors in the brain
types of glutamate receptor are
GPCR, IGR
AMPA and NMDA works together?
yes
response to high freq :
facilitation, potentiation and depression
response to slow freq:
depression
hippocampus is the site for
learning
2 types of LTM
non-declarative and declarative
what is nondeclarative
personal skills, and habits and classical conditioning
what is declarative
facts and events
Procedural memory is?
Motor skill
Language processing consists of?
Sensory and motor
Language processing area consists of
Wernicke and Broca area
Wernicke consists of which pathway
Ventral, Dorsal and auditory