Lima-bean sized structures in the brain that effect emotion and drives
Amygdala
True or False: The more sensitive the body area, the less space is given to that body area on the sensory cortex
False
Evolutionary Psychology is mostly related to whom?
Charles Darwin
Every non-genetic influence, ranging from pre-natal nutrition to the people and things that surround us.
Environment
True or False: the Hypothalamus is also known as the pleasure center
True
Baseball-sized structures that sits behind the brain stem. Functions include balance and monitoring sensory input
Cerebellum
What are the four lobes of the brain?
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
What was the name of the book Darwin wrote
On the Origin of Species
Fraternal Twins come from ____ egg(s)
Identical Twins come from ____ egg(s)
2
1
True or False: The brainstem begins where the spinal cord ends
True
System that includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus
Limbic System
This is 85% of the brain's weight and consists of the two hemispheres.
Cerebrum
____ --> Chromosomes --> DNA
Genes
Played NO effect on their behavior.
Biology had more to do with it.
Who was responsible for conducting the Split Brain Procedure
Gazzaniga
In the experiments on rats, researchers thought they placed electrodes on amygdala, however, they actually placed it on __________
Hypothalamus
_____ Area is when the patient can understand speech, but not speak fluently.
_____ Area is when the patient does not understand speech, but can speak fluently
Broca's
Wernicke's
What is the name of the theory that Darwin created to better help understand the reproduction, adaptation and survival of animals by the passing down of certain genes?
Natural Selection
What is the name of the ship Charles Darwin traveled on?
U.S.S. Beagle
Term for when the brain changes structure after damage or when building new pathways based on experience.
Plasticity
What structures make up the brainstem?
Medulla, Pons, Thalamus
The motor cortex is located towards the back of the ____ lobe and the sensory cortex is located at the front of the ____ lobe
Frontal
Parietal
DNA also stands for
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
In reality we are both the _____ and _____ of our worlds
Creatures & Creators
According to the narrator,what was damaged in The Story of Phineas Gage?
Connection between frontal cortex and the limbic system