WEEK 1: STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN Flashcards
1
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What is lesion-symptom mapping?
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–Used to be main method of understanding brain area specialisation
–Damage to certain areas of brain -> functional differences
2
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List 3 downsides of lesion-symptom mapping
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- Subtle differences between patients
- Function without damage?
- Function before damage?
3
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Frontal/coronal plane
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Vertical plane taken at back of frontal lobe
4
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Sagittal plane
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Between the two hemispheres
5
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Horizontal plane
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Horizontal plane taken from top of cerebellum
6
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Dorsal
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Top (of brain)
7
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Ventral
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Bottom (of brain)
8
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Rostral
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Away from the spine
9
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Caudal
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Towards the spine
10
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Anterior
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Front of head
11
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Posterior
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Back of head
12
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Medial
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Middle
13
Q
Give two words for the front of the brain
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Rostral
Anterior
14
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Give two words for the back of the brain
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Caudal
Posterior
15
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Lateral
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Side
16
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Directional terms
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22
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Ipsilateral
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One hemisphere
23
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Bilateral
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Both hemispheres control it
24
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White matter
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Axons
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Grey matter
Cell bodies
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Visual neglect
Person only pays attention to one side of visual space
