Human Behavior II Flashcards
involves in motivation, emotion learning and memory
limbic system
influences the autonomic nervous system (responsible for breathing, heart rate, and other involuntary bodily functions)
limbic system
involves in the dopamine reward pathway often responsible for the “high” derived from certain recreational drugs
limbic system
what what helps regulate the endocrine system
limbic system
what is responsible for the fight flight freeze and sexual arousal
hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis
one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex
occipital lobe
The visual processing center of the brain
occipital lobe
damage to this part of the brain can cause visual hallucinations, holes in the visual field or blindness
occipital lobe
this part of the brain can also have visual seizures triggering by a flash or a visual image that contains multiple colors
occipital lobe
in the visual system a stimulus is perceived passes through the optic nerve, the optic nerves from both eyes meet and cross at the optic chiasm, at the base of the hypothalamus of the brain, At this point the information coming from both eyes is combined and then splits according to the visual field
occipital lobes
eyesight is often one of the first sense affected by aging
occipital lobe
over time the lens become yellowed and may eventually become brown. Although many factors contribute to yellowing lifetime exposure to ultraviolet light and aging are two main causes
occipital lobe
involved in processing sensory input and creating meaning
temporal lobe
visual memory, language comprehension, and emotion association
temporal lobe
language production and language comprehension in the temporal lobe
broca area
processing and resolution of ambiguous words
Wernickes area
memory: encoding of long term memories
temporal lobe
integrates sensory information among various modalities, including spatial sense and navigation
parietal lobe
specifically the sense of touch
parietal lobe
damage to the right hemisphere of the lobe results in the loss of imagery visualization pf spatial relationships and neglect of left-side space and left side of the body. Even drawings may be neglected on the left side
parietal lobe
damage to the left hemisphere of this lobe will result in problems in mathematics, reading, writing, and understanding symbols
parietal lobe
contains most of the dopamine-sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex
frontal lobes
the ability to project future consequences resulting from current actions
frontal lobe
the choice between good and bad actions or between better and best actions (conscience)
frontal lobe
the override and suppression of socially unacceptable responses
frontal lobe
the determination of similarities and differences between things or events
frontal lobe
memories associated with emotions
frontal lobe
modifies those emotions to generally fit socially acceptable norms
frontal lobe
