Year 13 Biopsychology

Question 1

Lateralization

Answer 1

two halves of the brain are functionally different and certain processes or behaviors are controlled by one hemisphere.

Question 2

left hemisphere

Answer 2

Language

Question 3

Right hemisphere

Answer 3

Face recognition, drawing ability, spatial tasks.

Question 4

Split brain

Question 5

Brain plasticity

Answer 5

This refers to the brain’s ability to change throughout life.

During infancy there was rapid growth in the number of synaptic connections.

Question 6

Synaptic pruning

Answer 6

Rarely used connections are deleted whereas frequently used ones become strengthened

Question 7

localization of functions in the brain

Answer 7

Frontal – Motor area, controls movement, located at the back area of the frontal lobe.

Parietal – Somatosensory area, processes information from the skin located in the front of the parietal lobe.

Occipital – Visual area located in the occipital lobe

Temporal - Auditory area, speech information located in the temporal lobe.

Question 8

Brain scans