lecture notes Flashcards
The cerebrum makes up __% of the brain
80%
The two hemispheres are connected by the ____ _____
corpus collosum
the cerebral cortex is the
Outer shell of gray matter that covers each hemisphere
beneath the brains grey matter is ____ matter which is that color due to _____
white
myleination
The five major lobes include
frontal, occipital, parietal, insula, temporal
Lobes, match function
Contain the somatosensory cortices
*Perception of senses, touch, pressure, heat, cold, pain.
Parietal Lobe
Lobes, match function
Auditory Cortex
*Perception and interpretation of auditory information
Temporal Lobe
Lobes, match function
Visual cortex
*perception and interpretation of visual images
Occipital Lobe
Lobes, match function
Integration of sensory information with visceral responses
-Assessing body states
Insula
Lobes, match function
- Contain the motor cortices
- Voluntary movement of skeletal muscle
Frontal
The left/right hemisphere is usually dominant
left
which hemisphere
- Language
- Analytical Ability
Left hemisphere
Which hemisphere
- Visuospatial
- Patterns, Reading maps
Right hemisphere
____ ____: Masses of gray matter located deep within cerebrum that can:
- inhibit muscle tone throughout the body
- modifying ongoing activity in motor pathways
- release dopamine
- suppressing useless or unwanted patterns of movement
Basal Nuclei=Basal ganglia
____: disturbance in comprehension and expression of language
Aphasia
Brocas aphasia will effect the motor/comprehension side
motor
The limbic systems major functions include
emotions aggression fear sex drive goal directed behavior (reward and punishment
Short term memory lasts for x< ___ seconds, long term is anything longer.
30
Non-declarative memory is
memory of simple skills
Declarative memory is
memory of facts and events
Memory Consolidation refers to
Temporal lobes (Amygdala and hippocampus) involved in converting short term memory to long term.
If memory has an emotional component, the ____ is involved in memory formation
amygdala
____ impairs memory consolidation
stress
________ stress disorder may result in hippocampal atrophy in which memories are stored but retrieval is hindered
Post traumatic
