Lecture 2 - Brain and Cognition Flashcards

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What makes up the CNS

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brain and spinal cord

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role of CNS

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control centre
integration

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what makes up the PNS

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cranial and spinal nerves

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role of PNS

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communication lines between CNS and rest of body

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basic makeup of brain in colours

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white - white matter
grey - grey matter
black - substantial nigra
red - blood vessels

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dorsal

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towards back
above midbrain: superior
below midbrain: posterior

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dorsal stream

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how stream
stream for action

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ventral

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towards the belly;
above the midbrain: inferior,
below: anterior

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ventral stream

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what stream
conceptual/semantic processing

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what is the dual stream hypothesis in?

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vision, hearing, language, math etc

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blood-brain barrier

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semi-permeable membrane that protects the brain from harmful substances

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meninges

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connect brain & skull, produce CSF, host vessels to deliver blood to CNS
pia mater – arachnoid mater – dura mater

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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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in ventricles & sub- arachnoid space: “brain’s cushion”, waste removal, circulation of nutrients

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fissures

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deep grooves that separates major regions of the brain
o transverse fissure separates cerebrum and cerebellum
o longitudinal fissure/interhemispheric fissure separates hemispheres

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sulci

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grooves

make up the folded surface of the cerebral cortex

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gyri

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folds, ridges
make up the folded surface of the cerebral cortex

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pattern of gyri

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  • overall pattern of main gyri and sulci is not random; it is the same for humans, details may differ from one person to the other
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18
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part of brain affected in Parkinson’s

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o Parkinson’s disease is a slowly progressive disorder that affects movement, muscle control and balance
* Cells destroyed particularly in substantia nigra part of brain stem

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grey matter

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  • Surface of hemisphere/cerebellum + deep grey matter
  • Cortex: outer layer of grey matter
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white matter

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o Long-range axons (fibres) connecting regions
o Fibres usually myelinated making them white and fast
o Fibres bundled into fibre tracts

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3 types of fibres

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projection, association and commissural fibres

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projection fibres

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connect cortex with other areas in CNS like deep nuclei or brainstem. They run vertically.

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association fibres

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intrahemispheric tracts - within one hemisphere, cortex-cortex connections)
* Arcuate fasciculus (Broca’s-Geschwind’s-Wernicke’s areas connections) (left pic)

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commissural fibres

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cross the midline, connecting the same cortical area in opposite hemispheres (right-left hemispheric connections) (right pic)

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plasticity
* The ability of the nervous system to modify its structural organisation and its function throughout an individual's lifetime
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neurons
* Cells that communicate with each other and perform information-processing tasks * Billions of neurons and thousands of varieties
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synapses
* Allow transmission of nervous impulse from one neuron to another * Connections between neurons vary in strength based on different factors like the number of synapses and amount of chemicals that pas between them
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synaptic plasticity
* The ability of synapses to emerge, strengthen or weaken over time, in response to increases or decreases in their activity
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brain development
* Develops from a simple neural tube into a complicated structure with a distinct and complex folding pattern
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synaptogenesis
massive overproduction of synapses (starting ~23 weeks of gestational age)
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pruning
loss of synapses, highly dependent on experience
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Hebbian learning
cells that fire together wire together
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function of frontal lobe
o motor movement & planning speech production o complex cognitive behaviour o decision making o problem solving o emotion regulation o Personality o executive functions o working memory o inhibition o shifting attention
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function of parietal lobe
o touch, taste, pain, temperature o proprioception o attention o spatial orientation & planning o movement control o speech comprehension
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function of temporal lobe
o long-term memory o speech comprehension o face recognition o place recognition o emotional regulation o Hearing o smell
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function of occipital lobe
o visual processing o local orientation o size, shape, colour
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function of brainstem
breathing HR temperature
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function of cerebellum
posture balance motor control learning
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function of basal ganglia
motor control motor learning reward processing
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function of thalamus
relay station
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function of limbic system
emotional processing memory reward evaluation
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function of primary motor cortex
motor execution (homunculus, somatotopic organisation)
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function of premotor cortex and supplementary motor area
motor planning, sensorimotor integration
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function of frontal eye lids
control voluntary eye movements
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function of brocas area
speech production; close proximity to hand & mouth area of the motor cortex
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function of basal ganglia
motor control (start, stop, regulate intensity of voluntary movement), motor learning (e.g., writing)
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function of wernicke's area
speech perception/comprehension