Major Regions of the brain
This part of the brain is responsible for higher-order functions like thinking, learning, and emotions.
What is the forebrain?
This hemisphere is responsible for language and speech in most people.
What is the left hemisphere?
This is the part of the neuron that receives signals from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
This method uses magnetic fields to produce detailed images of brain structure.
What is MRI?
What are the behavior metrics we are using in our project to track the behavior of our choice? Name one
Frequency, Intensity, duration.
This brain region controls basic life functions like breathing and heart rate.
What is the hindbrain?
This hemisphere is often more involved in creative tasks, like drawing and music.
What is the right hemisphere?
This long fiber carries electrical signals away from the neuron’s cell body.
What is the axon?
This method measures electrical activity in the brain through electrodes on the scalp.
What is EEG?
What happened to Phineas Gage?
A 3-foot metal rod shot through the air, entered his skill and erupted his frontal lobe. He survived, but his entire personality changed.
This lobe of the brain processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This function is controlled by the left side of the brain but happens on the right side of the body.
What is motor control?
This is the gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released.
What is the synapse?
This method involves temporarily disrupting brain activity using magnetic fields.
What is TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)?
Name 1 step of the scientific method
This part of the brain helps with movement and balance and is located at the back of the brain.
What is the cerebellum?
This side of the brain helps interpret visual information from the right visual field.
What is the left hemisphere?
This process describes how electrical signals are transmitted along a neuron.
What is neural transmission?
This technique tracks brain activity by measuring blood flow changes.
What is fMRI?
When is our Unit 2 project due?
Slides 1-4, scatterplot and written report are due this Friday!
This lobe helps with decision-making and personality.
What is the frontal lobe?
This hemisphere is primarily responsible for understanding our physical relationship with our surroundings.
What is the right hemisphere?
These chemicals help transmit signals across the synapse between neurons.
What are neurotransmitters?
This method uses radioactive tracers to visualize brain activity.
What is PET (Positron Emission Tomography)?
Name one of the founding fathers of Psychology.