Sections Of The Brain Flashcards
What is the Prefrontal Cortex
The brains supervisor
Helps you stop doing bad things
Thinks “what will happen if I do this”
Diets affect on Prefrontal Cortex
Large affect on Prefrontal Cortex because eiif someone with high activity had a carb-based diet the function in the brain would become even higher
Exercises affect on Prefrontal Cortex
Exercise brings function of Prefrontal Cortex up because is makes dopamine levels rise and boosts blood flow to brain
What is the Cingulate Gyrus
The brains gear shift
“Go with the flow” mentality
People with problems in the Cingulate Gyrus always say…
No to everything
If function in Cingulate Gyrus is too low then
The person has low motivation and low movement
If function in Cingulate Gyrus is too high then
The person has/could have anxiety, OCD, PTSD, addictions, etc.
What are the Temporal Lobes
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