Psychology Chp 4-5

Question 1

Explain Brain Vs Heart Debate Compare both

Answer 1

a historical debate whether the heart or brain is responsible for mental processes.

Ancient egyptians were for heart
Ancient greece were for brain

Question 2

Explain MindBody Theory
Which is monism and dualism

Answer 2

The question whether our body and mind are seprate or together (one entity)

Dualism is separate, Monism is together

Question 3

What is Phrenology?

Answer 3

Study of shape and size of human head/skull to deteremine personality and mental functioning.

Question 4

What is Ablation?

Answer 4

the surgical removal or cutting of a region of brain tissue.

Question 5

What is Brain Lesisoning?

Answer 5

An area of tissue that has been damaged through injury or disease.

Question 6

Explain the Split Brain research

Answer 6

their left and right brain hemispheres separated by cutting the nervous tissue that connected them, known as the corpus callosum.

Question 7

What is the corpus callosum?

Answer 7

the thick bundle of nerve fibres connected by the two brain hemisphere (right and left)

Question 8

Name 2 structural neuroimaging techniques

Answer 8

CT and MRI

Question 9

Explain CT

Answer 9

Takes x-ray images of the brain, to get these images the person must get a dye called contrast ingested so the images become visual.

Question 10

Explain MRI

Answer 10

Uses magnetic and radio fields to take detailed images of the brain

Question 11

Name 2 functional neuroimaging techniques

Answer 11

PET and fMRI

Question 12

Explain PET

Answer 12

Uses scanning devices to take images of the brain which are coloured. It traces the levels of radioactive substance in the brain.

Question 13

Explain fMRI

Answer 13

Uses magnetic and radio active fields to take images of the brain and checks brain activity levels.

Question 14

Name all the brain regions

Answer 14

Forebrain, Midbrain and Hindbrain

Question 15

What is inclued in FB

Answer 15

Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus

Question 16

Role of Cerebrum

Answer 16

Largest structure in human brain, divided into two hemisphere the right and left. Controls judgement, planning, solving, and perception.

Question 17

Role of Hypothalamus

Answer 17

Basic survival actions like tempture, fighting, fleeing, and feeding

Question 18

Role of Thalamus

Answer 18

The bodies info centre all body senses must be processed through thalamus first except smell.

Question 19

What is included in MB

Answer 19

Recticular formation

Question 20

Role of Recticular Formation

Answer 20

Responsible for the regulator of conciousness and arousal. Like sleep, wakefullness, and concious.

Question 21

What is included in HB

Answer 21

Medulla, pons, cerebellum

Question 22

Role of Medulla

Answer 22

A continuation of the spine.
Control of breathing, heartbeat and digestion.

Question 23

Role of Pons

Answer 23

Receive information sent from visual area to control eyes and body actions.

Question 24

Role of Cerebellum

Answer 24

Coordinates the sequence of body movement.

Question 25

What is the Cerebral Cortex?

Answer 25

The outer layer of the cerebrum, the cerebral cortex is very thin but has multiple roles in behaviour and mental processes.

Question 26

Name all lobes in CC

Answer 26

Frontal, Parietal, Occiptial, Temporl lobes

Question 27

Name all cortexs and area in Frontal Lobe

Answer 27

Prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, primary motor cortex and brocas area

Question 28

What is frontal lobes role?

Answer 28

planning, judgement, langauge, motor movement and regulation of emotions

Question 29

Name all cortexs in Parietal lobe

Answer 29

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Question 30

What is parietal lobes role?

Answer 30

Sensory, touch, non verbal thought

Question 31

Name all cortexs in Occiptial lobe

Answer 31

Primary Visual Cortex

Question 32

What is occiptial lobes role?

Answer 32

Visual sight, colour, form, motion

Question 33

Name all cortex and area in Temporal lobe

Answer 33

Primary auditory cortex, wernickes area

Question 34

What is Temporal lobes role?

Answer 34

Hearing, memory, object regonsition

Question 35

What is included in Central Nervous System

Answer 35

Spinal cord and brain

Question 36

Explain the difference between Brocas and Wernickes area

Answer 36

Wernickies area is about interpreting the meaning of speech whereas Brocas area is about controlling the movement of the muscles for speech.

Question 37

What is Neuroplasticity? Name two types of plastcity

Answer 37

the brains ability to change in response to experiences and new enviorments. adapative and developmental

Question 38

what is adaptive plasticity

Answer 38

the brains ability to restore normal functioning after injury

Question 39

what is developmental plasticity

Answer 39

changes that happens during maturation and aging

Question 40

how to maintain brain functioning?

Answer 40

meditation, 2 pieces of fruit, sports, call friend once a day,

Question 41

what is acquired brain injury?

Answer 41

injuries to brain that happen after birth.

Question 42

name two types of brain injury

Answer 42

traumatic and non trumatic

Question 43

what is traumatic brain injury provide a example

Answer 43

damage caused by external force like biycycle crash.

Question 44

what is non traumatic brain injury provide a example

Answer 44

damage caused by internal force like stroke

Question 45

what is parkinson disease? and name symptoms

Answer 45

a disease where the progressive loss of neurons in happen the brain. symptoms - Reduced motor control, Muscle stiffness, and depression/anxiety

Question 46

what is epilepsy? name symptoms

Answer 46

random electrical activity in the brain and is categorised by recurrent seizures. symptoms - seizures, shaking, sensory distrubance

Question 47

what is gut-brain axis?

Answer 47

the bidirectional connection between the gut and the brain.

Question 48

what is microbiota

Answer 48

the bacteria that lives in your gut, a imbalenced gut microbiota leads to digestive issues and possibly neurological disorders.

Question 49

what is CTE symptoms

Answer 49

a brain disease that happens because of repeated head injuries and conussions symptoms - memory loss, difficulties with attention and concentration, depression/anxiety. they show up 8-10 years after.

Question 50

how is CTE diagnosed?

Answer 50

through a post mortem examination, after death.