Structure of the Brain
What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
Frontal lobe, Parietal lobe, Occipital Lobe, Temporal lobe
What is epilepsy?
A disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures.
What does the left and right side of the brain control?
Left: Logic and systemic thinking
Right: creativity and imagination
Describe how Phillip Vogel and Joseph Bogen helped reduce epileptic seizures in patients.
They severed the corpus callosum, the wide band of axon fibers connecting the two hempispheres.
What is consciousness?
Our subjective awareness of ourselves and our enviornment.
What parts of the body require the greatest amount of cortical space?
The body areas requiring precise control are the fingers and the mouth
What are two hard facts most brian damage can be traced to?
1. Severed brain and spinal neurons
2. Some brain functions seem preassigned to specific areas
What does cerebellum mean and what does it control?
Meaning "little brain" in charge of balance and coordination
In 1964 what did Sperry say about people who had split brain surgery?
He said that split brain surgery leaves people with two seperate minds.
What percentage of what we do is unconscious?
Around 80 to 90 %
Define associated areas and give provide an example of what it is and how it functions.
how does parkinson's disease affect people?
Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination.
What is the spinal cord?
Long bundle of neurons that carries messages between the body and the brain that is responsible for very fast, lifesaving reflexes.
Describe Gazzaniga’s experiment and findings.
Gazzaniga divided cats and monkeys brains in similar ways to Vogel and were able to complete it with no serious ill effects.
What is dual processing?
The principal that infgormation is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks.