Module 4 Flashcards
The base of the brainstem controls heartbeat and breathing
Medulla
Oldest part and central core of the brain
Brain stem
The brains sensory router that directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
Thalamus
A nerve network that travels through the brainstem and plays an important role in controlling arousal
Reticular formation
Little brain, processes sensory input, and coordinates movement output
Cerebellum
System associated with emotions and drives
Limbic system
Two Lima bean sized neural clusters in the limbic system linked to emotion
Amygdala
Linked to reward,directs several maintenance activities like eating,drinking, and body temp
Hypothalamus
The body’s ultimate control and info-processing center
Cerebral cortex
Involved in speaking,muscle movements, and making plans or judgements
Frontal lobes
Receives sensory input for touch and body position
Parietal lobes
Receives info from the visual fields
Occipital lobes
Includes auditory areas and each receiving info primarily from the opposite eat
Temporal lobes
Controls voluntary movements
Motor cortex
Registers and processes body touch and movement sensations
Sensory cortex
Involved in higher mental functions like remembering and learning
Association areas
Brains ability to change
Plasticity
Connects the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
Corpus callousum
Isolating the two brain hemispheres by cutting the corpus callosum
Split brain
Research has suggested that a reward deficiency syndrome may contribute to …
Alcohol dependence
The limbic system structure that regulates hunger is called the …
Hypothalamus
To monitor the electrical activity in the brain that is triggered by hearing one’s own name, researchers would make use if a(n)…
EEG
Research with split-brain patients suggests that the (blank) typically constructs the theories people offer to explain their behaviors.
Left cerebral hemisphere
After Kato's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Kato's is most likely to have difficulty ... A..reading printed words B..understanding what others are saying C..tasting the favors of food D.playing his guitar
Playing his guitar
The nerve fibers that enable communication between right and left cerebral hemispheres and that have been severed in split-brain patients from a structure called the ….
Corpus callosum
During open heart surgery, Adam’s left ankle twitched whenever the surgeon electrically stimulated a specific area within Adam’s ..
Right frontal lobe
The corpus callosum is a wide band of axon fibers that ..
Transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres
Cortical areas that are NOT primarily concerned with sensory, motor, or language functions are…
Called association areas
Following a nail gun wound to his head, Jack became more uninhibited, irritable, dishonest, and profane. It is likely that his personality change was the result of injury to his…
Frontal lobe
The “drug reward” system in the brain is found primarily in the (blank) system.
Limbic
A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient. At the same time a picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field. In identifying what she saw, the patient would be most likely to ..
Verbally report she saw a boy
The benefits of brain plasticity are most clearly demonstrated in..
Children who have had a cerebral hemisphere surgically removed.
James Olds and Peter Milner located reward centers in the brain structure known as the ….
Hypothalamus
From ages 3 to 6, the brain’s neural networks are sprouting most rapidly in the …
Frontal lobes
Which of the following would be most useful for detecting the brain areas that are most active as a person performs mathematical calculations?
A PET scan
Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly debilitated by …
Multiple sclerosis
The visual cortex is located in the
Occipital lobes
Three-year-old Marco suffered damage to the speech area of the brain’s left hemisphere when he fell from a swing. Research suggests that…
His right hemisphere may take over much of the language function
Jessica experienced difficulty keeping her balance after receiving a blow to the back of the head. It is likely that she injured her…
Cerebellum
The regions of the parietal lobes that are involved in mathematical and spatial reasoning are known as …
Association area
Research has found that the amount of representation in the motor cortex reflects the…
Degree of precise control required by each of the parts
To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat’s …
Amygdaloid
Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in making plans and formulating moral judgements?
Frontal lobes
Brain scans indicate that we’ll-practiced pianists have a larger-than-usual auditory cortex area that encodes piano sounds. This best illustrates …
Plasticity
Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people’s ability to….
Solve arithmetic problems
Though there is no single “control center” for emotions, their regulation is primarily attributed to the brain region known as the ….
Limbic system
The auditory hallucinations experienced by people with schizophrenia are most closely linked with the activation of areas in their…
Temporal lobes
The occipital lobes are to (blank) as the temporal lobes are to (blank).
Seeing…hearing
The cerebral cortex I’d the covering layer of the ….
Cerebellum
Following a head injury, a person has ongoing difficulties staying awake. Most likely, the damage occurred to the …
Reticular formation
The part of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and breathing is called the …
Medulla
