psychology unit 3b

Question 1

lesion

Answer 1

destruction of brain tissue

Question 2

EEG

Answer 2

records brain wave activities

Question 3

PET scan

Answer 3

displays where radioactive glucose goes while the brain performs a task

Question 4

MRI

Answer 4

-uses magnetic fields to produce images of soft tissue
-reveals fluid-filled areas of the brain

Question 5

FMRI

Answer 5

-reveals blood flow and brain activity
-shows brain function

Question 6

whats the oldest part of the brain?

Answer 6

the brainstem (core)

Question 7

what controls heartbeat and breathing

Answer 7

medulla (base)

Question 8

what do pons do?

Answer 8

help coordinate movements (above the medulla)

Question 9

what does the thalamus do?

Answer 9

receives information from all the senses except smell

Question 10

reticular (net-like) formation

Answer 10

controls arousal & multitasking

Question 11

cerebellum is also called the

Answer 11

little brain

Question 12

what does the cerebellum do?

Answer 12

coordinates body movement and balance

Question 13

Amygdala

Answer 13

supplies emotional feelings

Question 14

hypothalamus

Answer 14

controls eating, drinking, body temp.,sexual behavior
-linked to reward

Question 15

what does the reward center release?

Answer 15

dopamine

Question 16

whats the cerebral cortex

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interconnected neural cells covering the 2 hemispheres (saran rap)

Question 17

glial cells

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“glue cells”
-plays a role in learning and thinking

Question 18

frontal lobe

Answer 18

personality and behavior

Question 19

parental lobe

Answer 19

input for touch and body position

Question 20

occipital lobe

Answer 20

information from visual fields

Question 21

temporal lobe

Answer 21

in-cases your ear
-auditory

Question 22

motor cortex

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voluntary movement
-body areas requiring precise control occupied the greatest amount of space

Question 23

neural prosthetics

Answer 23

thinking about a move can cause a robotic arm to move

Question 24

somatosensory cortex

Answer 24

BODY TOUCH
-the more sensitive the body region the larger the sensory

Question 25

association areas

Answer 25

learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking

Question 26

who had a pole through his head and still lived through it?

Answer 26

Phinease Gage

Question 27

aphasia

Answer 27

imparment of language

Question 28

brocas area

Answer 28

disrupts speaking

Question 29

wernickes area

Answer 29

speech is unmeaningful

Question 30

angular gyrus

Answer 30

unable to read outloud but can speak

Question 31

brains plasticity

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ability for the brain to change, easier for change when younger

Question 32

neurogenesis

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formation of new neurons
promote neurogenesis:
-exercise
-sleep
-non-stressful environments

Question 33

what is something that can help epilepsy?

Answer 33

“split brains”

Question 34

whats split brains

Answer 34

people with their corpus callosum surgically cut

Question 35

what does the corpus callosum do?

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carries messages between the 2 brain hemispheres

Question 36

left hemisphere

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-verbal/basic LANGUAGE
-literal

Question 37

right hemisphere

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-EMOTION
-visual representation

Question 38

consciousness

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awareness of ourselves and our environment

Question 39

cognitive neuroscience

Answer 39

study of how brain activity is linked with mental processes

Question 40

dual processing

Answer 40

information is processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks