Studying The Brain Flashcards
EEG
Recording of waves of electrical activity sweeping across brains surface
Lesion
Tissue destruction
CT
Series of X-ray photos taken from different angles combined by a computer into a representation of a slice of brain structure
PET
Visual display of brain activity detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes to the brain
MRI
Uses magnetic fields and radio waves to computer generated soft tissues
Functional MRI (fMRI)
Technique for revealing blood flow and therefore brain activity by comparing MRI scans
Brainstem
Oldest part and central core of brain
Begins at the medulla
Responsible for automatic survival functions
Medulla
Base of brain stem
Heart beat and breathing
Thalamus
Brains sensory control center
Located on top of brain stem
Reticular formation
Nerve network travels through brain stem and thalamus
Controlling arousal
Cerebellum
Little brain @ rear of brain stem
Sensory input
Coordinating movement output and balance
Nonverbal learning and memory
Limbic system
Neural system
Hippocampus, amygdaloid,hypothalamus
Amygdala
Two Lima bean sized neural clusters in limbic system
Linked to emotions
Hypothalamus
Below thalamus
Eating drinking body temp
Helps govern endocrine system via pituitary gland
Linked to emotions and drives
Hippocampus
Linked to memory
