Week 7 [Contributions of Cognitive Neuroscience]

Question 1

Plasticity

Answer 1

The brain’s ability to reorganize and adapt by forming new neural connections in response to experience or injury.

Question 2

Affective Neuroscience

Answer 2

The study of the neural mechanisms underlying emotions and affective behaviors.

Question 3

Mirror Neurons

Answer 3

Neurons that fire both when an individual performs an action and when they observe someone else performing the same action, thought to be involved in empathy and learning by imitation.

Question 4

Functional Networks

Answer 4

Networks of brain regions that work together to perform specific cognitive or emotional tasks.

Question 5

Default-Mode Network

Answer 5

A network of brain regions that are typically active when an individual is at rest and not focused on the external environment, thought to be involved in mind-wandering and self-reflection.

Question 6

Consciousness

Answer 6

The state of being aware of and able to think about one’s own existence, thoughts, and surroundings.

Question 7

Hemi-spatial Neglect

Answer 7

A condition where individuals fail to attend to one side of their environment, often due to damage to the right hemisphere of the brain.

Question 8

Transdiagnostic

Answer 8

Research or approaches that look at factors that apply across different mental health conditions, rather than focusing on specific diagnoses.

Question 9

Multimodal

Answer 9

Involving multiple methods or types of data, such as combining brain imaging, behavioral data, and physiological measurements.