Lecture Four Flashcards
Studies of brain size have shown that
There’s a general but not absolute trend of larger brains being associated with higher cognitive abilities
The most complex processing of neural information is believed to take place in
Neocortex
Differences in hippocampus within members of the same species is reflected by behavioural differences in what
Memory
Residual brain size
Deviations from allometrically predicted brain size
The inferior colliculi are specialised for what type of processing
Auditory
Which lobe does vision deal with
Occipital
What is superior colliculi associated with ?
Vision
What is hearing associated with?
Inferior colliculus
When do you get neurons
You have the same ones since birth
Why does your brain grow if you only have the same neurons?
Makes new connections between neurons and wiring therefore increasing brain weight
