NEUROSCIENCE - Brain Anatomy/Physiology Flashcards
Region of brain used in selectively
processing faces, may be less developed in
Autism
Lateral fusiform gyrus
Working memory is primarily associated
with?
Prefrontal Cortex
Sex related differences in brain anatomy in
longitudinal MRI scans?
Volumes of grey matter
Brain nucleus releasing ACTH with
subsequent corticosteroid release?
paraventricular nucleus
Brain structure to recognize other people’s
emotional states?
Amygdala
Brain region in charge of monitoring
behavior and adapting to errors?
Ant. Cingulate Cortex
Brain area primarily involved in motor
memory?
Cerebellum
Structural and functional connectivity
changes in poverty associated with which brain region?
Hippocampus
What level of CNS are sexual arousal and
climax organized?
Spinal co
Brain region used in response inhibition?
Inferior frontal cortex
Impairment in which brain region is
indicated by lack of geographic direction?
Right hemisphere
Where are half of all noradrenergic neurons
located?
locus coeruleus
Core part of cortico-striatal-thalamic loop circuit involved in assigning value to rewards?
Medial orbitofrontal cortex
Which brain structure is responsible for processing incoming sensory information?
Thalamus
Where do dopaminergic neurons project in limbic system?
Ventral tegmental area