Psych And Soc Flashcards
What does the hind brain consist of?
The cerebellum, medulla oblongata, and reticular formation
What are the components of the midbrain?
Inferior and superior colliculi
What are the components of the forebrain?
Thalamus Hypothalamus Basal ganglia Lambic system Cerebral cortex
What are the methods of studying brain activity?
EEG electroencephalogram and regional cerebral blood flow
What is the function of the thalamus?
It is a relay station for sensory information
** except smell
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Maintains homeostasis and integrates with the endocrine system through the hypophyseal portal system that connects it to the anterior pituitary
What is the function of the basal ganglia?
Smoothness movements and helps maintain postural stability
What is the function of the limbic system? And what does it contain?
Contains septal nuclei amygdala and hippocampus
Controls emotion and memory
What are the septal nuclei a part of and what is it involved in?
It’s a part of the limbic system
Involved with feelings of pleasure, pleasure-seeking behavior, and addiction
What is the amygdala a part of and what does it do?
A part of the limbic system
Controls fear and aggression
What is the hippocampus a part of and what does it do?
It’s a part of the limbic system
It consolidates memories an communicates with other parts of the limbic system through the fornix
What part of the brain communicates with other parts of the limbic system through an extension called the fornix?
The hippocampus
The cerebral cortex is divided into four lobes, what are the lobes?
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
What does the frontal lobe control?
Executive function
Impulse control
Long-term planning
Motor function
Speech production
What does the parietal lobe control?
Sensations of touch, pressure, temperature and pain
Spatial processing
Orientation
Manipulation
What does the occipital lobe control?
Visual processing
What does the temporal lobe control?
Sound processing
Speech perception
Memory
Emotion
The brain is divided into two hemispheres, left and right. Which hemisphere is dominant hemisphere for language?
The left hemisphere
Which nervous systems is acetylcholine used in and what does it tend to do in those systems?
Used by somatic nervous system: to move muscles
The parasympathetic nervous system: dominant neurotransmitter in this system
The central nervous system: for alertness
What is the function of dopamine and where are high concentrations usually found?
Plays an important role in movement and posture
High concentrations of dopamine are normally found in the basal ganglia
What is associated with imbalances in dopamine transmission?
Schizophrenia
*** the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia argues that delusions , hallucinations, and agitation associated with schizophrenia arise from either too much dopamine or from an oversensitivity to dopamine in the brain
What disease is associated with a loss of dopamergic neurons in the basal ganglia?
Parkinson’s disease
What are the neurotransmitters further classified as catecholamines? And what is the role of the catecholamines?
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Play an important role in the experience of emotions
Neurotransmitters are classified as monoamine or biogenic amine neurotransmitters?
Serotonin
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine