Anatomy of the Brain
What is the outer portion of the brain called?
Cortex
what are neurotransmitters?
awareness of ourselves and our environment
The genetic transfer of characteristics from parents offspring
Heredity
What are the structures of the forebrain?
Cortex, corpus callosum, subcortical
What part of the brain is responsible for touch, temperature, and body position?
Parietal Lobe
this influences movement, learning, attention and emotion
Dopamine
What happens when the two minds are at odds?
Left hemisphere does mental gymnastics to rationalize relations it doesnt understand
Are identical or fraternal twins more alike behaviorally?
Identical
the quarterback of senses
Thalamus
Cerebellum definition and funcftion
"Little brain" and balance/coordination
Affefcts mood, hunger, sleep and arousal
Serotonin
what percentage of what we do it unconscious?
5%
What effect does enviornment have on personality?
None
The hippocampus converts ______________________
Short term memory into long term memories
The right hemisphere is associated with ____________ and _________
creativity and imagination
How to naturally increase your serotonin levels?
Healthy diet, exercise, sunlight and sleep
What does conscious experience come from?
Synchronized activity across the brain
What is the difference between genetic relatives and enviornmental relatives?
Genetic relatives- biological parents and siblins
Environmental relatives- adoptive parents and siblings
emotion processing, decision making, main role is to avoid negative experiences
Cingulate cortex
The left hemisphere is associated with ______, ________, and _________________
Logic, language, and systematic thinking
Quick deep dopamine pleasure examples
What is dual processing?
Information is simultaneously processed on seperate conscious and unconscious tracks
How are chromosomes, DNA and genes related?
Chromosome is composed of a coiled charm of the molecule DNA and genes are small segments of the giant DNA molecule
Named for its almond shape, influences our motivation, fear response, attributes emotion to memories
Amygdala