Parts of the brain
Famous Psychologists
Neurotransmitters
Parts of the brain cont.
Nervous system
100

This part of the brain that maintains basic life-support

What is the medulla

100

This famous psychologist first discovered this area in the left temporal lobe responsible for interpreting auditory information.

Who is Wernicke

100
This neurotransmitter is responsible for motor control over voluntary movement
What is dopamine
100
This part of the brain is responsible for the regulation of body function and normal motivation such as hunger.
What is the hypothalamus
100
This sub category of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for connecting nerves to the skin, muscle, and organs of the body
What is the autonomic nervous system
200
This part of the brain is responsible for learning coordination and balance
What is the cerebellum
200

Researcher who discovered the part of the left frontal lobe responsible for speech.

Who is Broca

200
This neurotransmitter is responsible for emotional states, impulse control, and dreaming
What is serotonin
200
This part of the brain is responsible for sensory information excluding smell
What is the Thalamus
200
This nervous system is responsible for enabling nerves to connect the central nervous system to the muscles organs and glands
What is the peripheral nervous system
300
This part of the brain is responsible for vision
What is the occipital lobe
300
What research did Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga produce for learning the specialization of the cerebral cortex?

What is split-brain research.

300

Types of drugs that block the affects of a neurotransmitter.

What are antagonist drugs

300
This part of the brain is responsible for connecting emotions with experiences
What is the Amygdala
300
This nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal chord.
What is the central nervous system
400

The part of the responsible for emotional responses.

What is the limbic system

400
This famous psychologist founded behaviorism. Explain behaviorism.
Who is John B. Watson. Behaviorism is the study of how the environment we live in affects our brain
400

Type of drugs that boost the effects of a neurotransmitter.

What are agonist drugs

400
This part of the brain is responsible for motor planning and movement
What is the Basal Ganglia
400
This sub section of the nervous system is responsible for connecting nerves from the central nervous system to joints and muscles
What is the somatic nervous system
500
This lobe of the brain is responsible for planning movement and complex thought
What is the frontal lobe
500
This famous psychologist founded functionalism. Explain functionalism.
Who is William James. The adaptive purpose or function of the mind and behavior.
500

This neurotransmitter is responsible for motor control over muscles, attention, memory, learning, and sleeping

What is acetylcholine

500
This lobe of the brain is responsible for touch and spatial information
What is the Parietal Lobe
500
This lobe of the brain is responsible for learning and memory
What is the temporal lobe.
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