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neural basis for cognition

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1
Q

cap gras syndrome
hint: you are cap

is where people think their loved ones are_____
and dont have any ______ __ to the people they see and believe that their person was____

A

imposters
they are physically able to recognize their face
emotional connection to the imposter
kidnapped

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if a person keeps saying somone replaced their wife with a clone, is able to regocnize their face but have no emptional connection with them they likely have what syndfrome?

A

capgras syndrome

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the 2 parts of the brain that are involved in capgras syndrome/facial regognition are
____ lobe and _____

which indicate that facial recognition is incvolved in both

A

temporal lobe
amygdala

facts and emotional connection

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the amygda is responsible for

the part in the amygdala thar is responsible for emotional recognition is called the __ __ __

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the emotional center of the brain, processing of faces
FFA

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this partt of the brain is responsible for RECOGNIZING physical faces

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temporal lobe

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becuse the amydla and the FFA work together for facial recognition, people with capgras syndrome have damamges in the

why also the prefrontal cortex?

A

connections between the FFA and amygdala and also the prefrontal cortex

because damage= illogical thoughts running without check system

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controloing behavior decison making, controling cognition is the job of the

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prefrontal coirtex

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3 major structures in the brain
1.
2.
3.

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hinebraine
midbrain
forebrain

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fx of the hinebrain

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heartbeat, breathng, ;osture, balance, alertness

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fx of the cerebellum

hint: belle from beauty and the beast

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movements and balance
spatial reasoning
sound discrimination
sensory ingreation

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medula

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center or resporarion and swalling
nerves travel through this

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midbrain function

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motor, sleep, awaefullness
eyemovement
auditory pathwats from ears to the forebrain
pain experiences

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forbrain is
the 5 lobes of the forebrain are

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parts of brain visible from outer surface

frontal lobe, parital lobe, temporal lobe, ociptal lobe, temporal lobe

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this is the outer surface of the brain

what is the functions of this outer layer of the brain?

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cerebral cortex

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the cerebral cortex makes up ____ of the brain

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80%

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thalmus

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relay station for all info going into the cortex

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hypothalamus
hint 4 Fs

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motivated bahaviors, eating, drinking sexual activity

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limbic system\
what does this include

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interconnected structures around thalamus and hypothalamus

amydala, hypocampus

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think bundles of fibers that cary info between the 2 hemespheres are

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commisures

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commisures are

the larges commisure is the

hint: bridge in corpus christi

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think bundles of fibers that cary info between the 2 hemespheres are

courpus collusum

21
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left hemisphere job

A

language, recieve info from righ

local info

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right hemisphere job

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global infor, recieve info from left
spaical/visual info

23
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split brain pt

tells us

A

tx for dec eplipsy

24
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neropsych people study

A

understant fx of brain damage

25
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ct scans

A

3d imaging slices of the brain that tells us size shape

26
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fmri

A

measures the blood oxygen of the brain

27
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eeg
what is
pros and cons

A

measures firing and action potentials
pros: hightempral
con: low spatial resolution, only measure surface

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petscan
fmri

pros and con

A

can detect brain structure
cons: can detect brain activity

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TMS

A

uses magnetic pulses and gives causal data

30
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what can brian scans do:

A

overlap between brain structures

31
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the cerebral cortes is the _____ portion of the human brain and it is divided into the m____ areas, S____areas and the A____ areas

A

motor, sensory, association

largest part of human brain

32
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motor projection areas

inc of cortical coverag=

A

signal entrance and exit to tell muscles to move

more movement

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sensory areas

A
33
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75% of the cerebral corteex is made of ____ areas

a____ areas damage =

A

association areas

aprazia, aphasia, neglect syndrome, prefrontal damage

34
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know what aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, neglect syndrome, and prefrontal damage is

what is agnosia, pertaining to the lack of us/we
if i cant IDEntify us then what does that mean?

neglect syndrome=

A

agnosia= problems with identifying familar objects

problems when half the visual world is ignored

35
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glia cell fx

A

repair damage, amke mylon sheeth

36
Q

neuron is a type of

A

brain cell

37
Q

dendrite fx

A

detect brain signal

38
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cell body

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contains the nucleus and cellular machinery

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axon

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transmits signals to other neurons

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