Session 1 Flashcards
What is the brain?
Considered the command centre of the body and responsible for every function
What is the Left Hemisphere in control of?
The right side of the body
Thinking and intellectual functions
Logic and verbal ability
Producing and understanding language
What is the Right Hemisphere in control of?
The left side of the body Creative side Intuitive and Creative processes Temporal and spatial relationships Analysis of non-verbal information Communicating emotion
What are the 3 basic parts of the brain?
Hindbrain
Midbrain
Forebrain
What does the hindbrain control?
Cerebellum and lower brain stem
What does the midbrain contain?
Relay areas from the upper brain stem
What does the forebrain contain?
Contains the frontal love and is where most of the drug interactions occur via the Blood-brain barrier
What is the Cortex of the brain?
A rind or outer covering of the brain
What happens in the Cortex?
Thought Perception Motor Function Sensory Data Processing Vision
What is the Frontal Lobe responsible for?
Planning Reasoning Problem-Solving Regulating Emotion Executive Function Social Skills
What is the Parietal Lobe responsible for?
Recognizing sensations and body position
Recognizing objects
Spatial Judgements
Understanding Time
What is the Occipital Lobe responsible for?
Integrating and processing visual information such as colour, shape etc.
What is the Cerebellum responsible for?
Balance and Muscle Co-ordination
What is the Brain Stem responsible for?
Regulates breathing
Body Temperature
Heart activity
What is the Temporal Lobe responsible for?
Understanding Language Processing Auditory Information Organizing information Memory Learning
