task 3 Flashcards
limbic system
basic emotions, spatial track and has connection to the nose
thalamus (limbic system)
gateway for forebrain
hippocampus (limbic system)
storage of memories
amygdala (limbic system)
warning system of the brain
hypothalamus
body control and hormones, drive states like hunger
basal ganglia
planning and movement
mid brain
controls motor information
hind brain/ cerebellum
reflexes and motor function
synapse (neuron)
connect one neuron to each other
dendrite (neuron)
receive signals from other neurons
cell body (neuron)
contains the nucleus
nucleus (neuron)
genetic material
axon (neuron)
conducts electrical pulses through the neuron
myelin sheath
protect the axon
axon terminal
transmits electrical and chemical signals
different lobes
OPTF
occipital lobe
visual area
pariental lobe
sensory area
temporal lobe
auditory area
frontal lobe
motor skills and personality
TMS (brain machine)
brain activity inducing pulse of electricity
EEG (brain machine)
used as an index of whether a person is highly aroused or relaxed
PET scan (brain machine)
injecting radioactive substances to measure radioactivity on each part of the brain
MRI (brain machine)
3D picture of the brain
FMRI (brain machine)
changes on the activity of the brain
CT scan (brain machine)
X-ray