Structure
What does the thalamus do
Sensory Processing, motor control, and relays messages in and out of the brain
This lobe intercepts visual information!
What do pons do
regulates states of arousal, including sleeping and dreaming
What system encompasses the hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, etc?
Limbic System
What does MRI use
magnetic and radio waves
This lobe controls motor, behavior, and influences judgment and decision making
Frontal Lobe
What does the parietal lobe do?
processing touch, temperature, and pain
What does Broca's Area do
Which limbic system structure is involved in memory and recognition; particularly fear and aggression
Amygdala
Name of the method of brain scan using a series of X-ray photographs taken from different angles, combined by computer
Computed Tomography Scan (CT)
Thin gray matter covering cereberal hemispheres, covers major portions of mental processing+thinking
Cerebral Cortex
The midbrain is located above this, controls involuntary life-sustaining functions: med _ _ _ _ )
medulla
I'm the largest part of the brain and is responsible for higher-level thinking, voluntary movements, memory, language, and consciousness
cerebrum
I'm in charge of long-term memory and it is part of the limbic system 🦛
Hippocampus
What happens in the Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Uses electrodes to measure brain waves
Temporal Lobe
Cerebellum
which part of the brain regulates arousal and attention
reticular formation
What technique maps brain activity by recording magnetic fields produced by electric currents occuring in the brain
Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
what does fMRI reveal
blood flow, therefore brain activity
The brain's ability to change and adapt its structure and function throughout life (a vocab word)
Neuroplasticity
I'm an area in the left temporal lobe! I process words that we hear
Wernicke's Area
Which part of the brain includes the cerebellum, pons, and medulla? It joins to the spinal cord and controls unconscious body functions.
Hindbrain
A limbic structure; monitors blood to determine the condition of the body; controls body temperature, appetite, metabolism
hypothalamus
What happens in Position Emission Tomography Scan (PET)
Detects where the radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task