Structures
Which brain structure has to do with breathing and heart rate?
Medulla oblongata
Which sense does the thalamus not transmit information about?
smell
Which lobe hosts the motor cortex?
Fontal
What is the function of the Corpus Callosum?
for the two hemispheres to communicate with each other
What does the EEG measure? Be specific
Electricity from the neurons
What is the oldest brain structure that deals with survival?
Brainstem
Which part has to do with fear and aggression?
amygdala
Which lobe deals with sight?
Occipital
What happens if the the Reticular Formation and Reticular Activating System (RAS) is not functioning?
What does environmental enrichment say?
People's brains are influenced by the environment
What is the area that connects the two hemispheres?
corpus callosum
What controls the pituitary gland?
hypothalamus
What does the parietal lobe do?
It takes in sensory information and processes it
What is it called when the brain hemispheres have specific focuses for specific topics like math or spatial awareness?
brain lateralization or Hemispheric Specialization
What controls the heart rate, temperature, sexual arousal?
Hypothalamus
Which structure has to do with balance and cordination?
cerebellum
hippocampus
Which lobe deals with auditory and memory?
Temporal
What is the function of Broca's area?
production of speech
What does a person struggle with if the have Wernicke's Aphasia?
Comprehension and speaking comprehensively
What is the part of the brain where all the thinking happens?
If someone is hungry what part of the hypothalamus is activated? Be specific!
Which lobe has to do with planning and making decisions?
Frontal
measures blood flow and oxygen so see where, when, and how large parts of the brain are activated.
If someone has a lesion to the frontal lobe at a young age, what ability could they lose? what type of study could we do with them? and could it ever heal? Explain
High level Thinking, personality, decision making, planning. It would be a case study. It could heal because of plasticy.