Lobes of the Brain
What is the name of the lobe on the side of the head
Temporal Lobe
Which part deals with fear and aggression
Amygdala
What is it called when the brain adapts?
plasticity
circadian Rhythm
What is it called when you can't go to sleep
Insomnia
What is the name of the bundle of fibers between the two hemispheres?
Corpus Callosum
Which part deals with transferring short term memories to long term memories?
Hippocampus
What is brain lateralization?
Where specific sides of the brain focus on specific functions
What stage do we have deep sleep in?
3 nREM
If you are narcoleptic you
If someone is having a hard time deciding what to eat for dinner, they are using what lobe?
Frontal
Which one transfers messages from all of the senses except smell?
Thalamus
Name one similarity between the occipital lobe and cerebellum?
they both on back of head
REM Rebound is when
if you have less REM sleep one night, the next night you will have more to make up for it
When you have a lack of sleep and your memory and attitude is messed up
sleep deprivation
If someone's Wernicke area is not working what lobe would that be in?
pituitary
What does the RAS control?
arousal/sleep, attention, and help with movement and learning
idea that dreams are the result of the brain trying to make sense of random brain activity
Activation Synthesis
What disorder do you need a Cpap machine for and what does it do?
Sleep apnea and helps you breathe
What lobe is the Somatosensory Cortex in?
Parietal
What does the hypothalamus control?
Temp, heart rate, sexual arousal (libido), hunger, thirst, endocrine system (pituitary gland), and sleep
What imagining system do you need to see a lack of blood flow in one area?
when you kick yourself awake or you can't remember if you were awake or you heard that noise in your mind? (hint: beginning of sleep)
Hypnagogic state
What is the fancy term for getting up and acting out things while you are asleep
Somnambulism