The Brain and Neuropsychology

Question 1

Occipital lobe

Answer 1

contains visual area. At back of brain controls vision

Question 2

Parietal lobe

Answer 2

contains somatosensory area
Behind frontal lobe, processes sensations.

Question 3

Frontal lobe

Answer 3

contains motor area – at front of brain, controls thinking, planning and movement.

Question 4

Temporal lobe

Answer 4

contains auditory/language area. Behind frontal and below parietal lobe. Speech and language.

Question 5

Cerebellum

Answer 5

receives information from spinal cord and brain. Co-ordinates movement and balance

Question 6

Electric transmission

Answer 6

how neurons fire Resting state; negative charge. When firing, the charge inside the cell changes which creates an action potential

Question 7

Neuropsychology

Answer 7

the scientific study of the influence of brain structures on mental processes.

Question 8

The synapse

Answer 8

where neurons communicate with each other: terminal button at presynaptic neuron + synaptic cleft + receptor sites on postsynaptic neuron.

Question 9

Release of neurotransmitter

Answer 9

electric signal causes vesicles (in presynaptic terminal button) to release neurotransmitter into synaptic cleft.

Question 10

termanal buttons