If it ain't Broca, don't fix it.
This region (lobe) of the cerebral cortex processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
Contralateral organization refers to the idea that the right hemisphere of the brain controls this.
What is the left side of the body.
This system includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, hippocampus, and amygdala.
What is the limbic system?
One of the most important functions of the pons is to regulate this specific type of restorative sleep.
What is REM sleep?
This concept refers to the idea that the brain can adapt, change, and recover.
What is brain plasticity?
Broca's area is located in this lobe of the cerebral cortex.
What is the frontal lobe?
This brain structure is the sensory processing "switchboard" for the brain. (This excludes smell)
The amygdala works very closely with this division of the nervous system when responding to fear.
What is the autonomic? (sympathetic and parasympathetic)
This "little brain" aids in muscle movement, balance, and procedural learning.
What is the cerebellum?
The primary function of this brain structure is to help the body maintain homeostasis by regulating things like hunger, thirst, and body temperature. It primary does this through control of certain glands.
What is the hypthalamus?
These structures in the brain aid in learning by sending signals that reinforce pleasure and satisfaction. (term for all the structures collectively)
What is the brain's reward center?
The medulla is one of the most important structures of this.
What is the brain stem?
The brain structure most responsible for storing and processing procedural memory.
What is the hippocampus?
This division of the frontal lobe is responsible for coordinating muscle movment?
What is the motor cortex?
This "chief" gland regulates the release of growth hormones and other related to metabolism and digestion.
This bundle of nerve fibers aid in communication between the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.
What is the corpus callosum?
This bundle of nerves runs throughout the brain stem and serves as an "awareness filter" for sensory information.
What is the reticular activating system? (RAS)
This division of the frontal lobe is responsible for judgement, planning, attention, and complex thought.
What is the pre-frontal cortex?
This type of study examines how damage to certain parts of the brain impact behavior. It can be done both pre mortem and post mortem.
What are lesion studies?
This type of brain scan measures bloodflow which correlates to brain activity.
What is fMRI?
This area of the temporal lobe is responsible for language comprehension and communication.
The somatosensory cortex is located in this lobe of the brain.
What is the parietal lobe?
This term refers to the idea that larger areas of the brain connect to a larger role in sensory and motor functioning.
What is humunculus?
This term refers to the idea that different regions of the brain's handle specific mental and physical tasks.
What is cortical specializaton?
This type of brain scan measures neural activity.
What is EEG?