THE BRAIN Flashcards

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HINDBRAIN?

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  • located at the back of the brain
  • includes cerebellum
  • controls various motor functions and autonomic responses
    e.g. heart rate and breathing
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CEREBELLUM?

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  • cauliflower shaped structure located at the base of the brain
  • second largest part of the brain
  • coordinates muscle movements and regulates posture and balance
    e.g. rapid skills such as speaking
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DAMAGES TO CEREBELLUM?

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  • makes it difficult to coordinate muscle control for activities such as walking, throwing a ball etc
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MIDBRAIN?

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FOREBRAIN?

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  • largest and most prominent part of the brain
  • includes, amygdala, hippocampus, basal ganglia, neocortex and cerebrum
  • regulates, learning memory and perception
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BASAL GANGLIA?

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  • long-term procedural memories involving motor skills that are voluntary
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DAMAGES TO BASAL GANGLIA?

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poor posture, difficulty standing and walking

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HIPPOCAMPUS?

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  • located in temporal lobe
  • heavily involved in forming or encoding memories
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DAMAGES TO HIPPOCAMPUS?

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  • loss of range of memories
    e.g. language, navigation abilities
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AMYGDALA?

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  • located in temporal lobe
  • allows to sense danger (activating flight-fight response)
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CEREBRUM?

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  • located above/infront of cerebellum
  • responsible for almost everything we think, do and feel
  • divided into two hemispheres
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NEOCORTEX?

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  • outer surface of the brain
  • divided into two hemisphere (each hemisphere having four lobes and plays a role in memory)
  • responsible for learning, problem solving etc
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