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localization Flashcards

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what is localization?

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the idea that every behavior is associated with a specific brain region

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what is the cerebellum?

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coordination, movement, and balance

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what is the brain stem?

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regulation of vital processes, such as breathing or heartbeat

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what is the frontal lobe?

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FL: reasoning, impulse control, personality

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what is the prefrontal cortex?

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FL: in charge of executive functions: solving tasks

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what is the primary motor cortex?

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FL movement of skeletal muscles (feet, legs, hands, arms)

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what is broca’s area?

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FL PRODUCTION of written and spoken language

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what is the temporal lobe?

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auditory, olfactory, processing and memory

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what is the wernickles area?

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TL UNDERSTANDING written and spoken language

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what is the primary olfactory cortex?

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TL processing olfactory information

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what is the primary auditory cortex?

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TL processing auditory information

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what is the occipital lobe?

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visual processing

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what is the primary visual cortex?

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OL processing visual information

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what is the parietal lobe?

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perception, recognition, orientation

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what is the primary sensory cortex?

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PL process touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception

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what is the thalamus?

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receives information from the senses and sends it to their corresponding cortex: touch, sight, hearing, and taste

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what is the hypothalamus?

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keeps the body in homeostasis
manages hormones: hunger, sleep, sex drive, and growth

18
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what is the amygdala?

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emotions and memories

19
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what is the hippocampus?

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memory, learning, spatial orientation

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