the brani Flashcards
What happens if the amygdala is damaged
difficulty with memory processing, emotional reactions, and decision-making. leads to depression. aggression, short term memory, ptsd, autism, linked to asburgers.
What happens if the hippocampus is damaged
can cause amnesia that prevents people from forming new memories and remembering past experiences, alzhiemer patients have damaged hippocampuses
What happens if the Corpus callosum is cut
The two hemispheres can’t communciate with each other. if damaged could lead to alzhiemers, adhd, and schizoprenia.
What happens if the thalamus is damaged
take in information, schizoprenia, alzhiemers, depression, autism, adhd, bipolar disorder.
What happens if the Hypothalamus is damaged
active in sexual activity, arousal, daily cycles of hormones, moniters thirst. important for dopamine neuronal necrosis, apoptosis, and autophagy also occur in the hypothalamus. if damaged, perpetual thirst, aggression, sleepiness.
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What happens if the medulla is damaged
if destroyed you will die
What happens if the reticular formation is damaged
Prolonged sleep or inactivity, filters stimuli controlling arousal, if destroyed you will fall in a coma.
What happens if the spinal cord is damaged
can cause paralysis in most of the body and affect all limbs
What happens if the cerebral cortex is damaged
responsible for the higher-level processes of the human brain, including language, memory, reasoning, thought, learning, decision-making, emotion, intelligence and personality. cognitive, sensory, and emotional difficulties would occur if damaged
What happens if the cerebellum
Important for movement, fine muscle movement, balance, tells your brain what you are doing. sometypes of nonverbal precedural memory. fine motor control, helps you judge time and timing. if damaged can lead to ataxia, clumsiness, less coordination.
