Learning to be a Better Student Flashcards
changes the physical structure of the brain
Learning
brain plasticity, ability of the brain to adapt the changes in an individual’s environment by forming new neural connections
Neuroplasticity
three-pound organ that controls all functions of the body
sends and receives chemical and electrical signals throughout the body
Brain
most important in learning
where high-ordered functions like memory and reasoning occur
most highly developed part of the human brain
responsible for thinking, perceiving, producing and understanding language
largest part of the brain, composed of right and left hemispheres
Cerebrum
most information processes occur
large outer part of the brain
controls reading, thinking, learning, speech, emotions, planned muscle movements, control vision, hearing
Cerebral Cortex
control movements of voluntary skeletal muscles
speech, verbal, THINKING
Frontal Lobe
sensation of temperature, touch, pressure, and PAIN involving the skin
Parietal Lobe
hearing, retrieval of MEMORY
Temporal Lobe
vision
Occipital Lobe
complex brain structure embedded deep into temporal lobe
has major role in learning and memory
curved-seahorse organ
receives information from the cerebral cortex and may play a role in Alzheimer’s Disease
Hippocampus
relay station for almost all information that comes and goes to the cortex
plays a role in pain sensation, attention, alertness, memory
Thalamus
acts as your body’s smart control coordination system/center
keep your body in a stable state called HOMEOSTASIS
directly influencing your automatic nervous system or by managing hormones
Hypothalamus
help to store memories of events and emotions so that an individual may be able to recognize similar events in the future
Amygdala
most important factor that affects learning, driving force to act
Motivation
factors that affect the learning process
Motivation
Intellectual Ability
Attention Span
Prior Knowledge
