Terms and thatt Flashcards
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Cerebellum
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- Balance/ Motor function
- Speech production, learning ( specifically in classically conditioned responses)
2
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Cerebral Cortex
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Largest part of the brain, associated with functions such as thought and action.
3
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Frontal Lobe
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Executive functions, planning, decision making, and speech.
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Occipital Lobe
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Associated with visual processes
5
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Parietal Lobe
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Perception of stimuli
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Temporal Lobe
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Auditory processing and memory
7
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Limbic system
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The “emotional brain”, critical role in memory and emotion.
8
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Basal Ganglia
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Habit-Forming and procedural memory
9
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Hippocampus
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Short-term to long term memory transfer
10
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Hypothalamus
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Homeostatis, Emotion, thirst, hunger, circadian rhythms, controls autonomic nervous system and pituitary gland
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Nucleus Accumbens
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Plays a role in addiction and motivation
