The amygdala allows us to respond to and display anger, avoidance, defensiveness, and fear.
It also releases adrenaline and other hormones into the bloodstream.
100
What is memory?
Memory is the ability to hold a thought in mind or to recall events from the past, examples including a word you learned yesterday to an early emotional experience.
100
Speaking words depends on motor centers in which lobe of the brain?
The frontal lobe.
200
What is the function of the Limbic System?
The limbic system blends primitive emotions and higher mental functions into a united whole.
200
Which area of the brain is active during short-term memory?
The prefrontal area.
200
Damage to the Wernicke's area of the brain causes what to an individual?
It results in one's inability to comprehend speech.
300
What are the two most significant structures within the limbic system?
Hippocampus and the amygdala.
300
What kind of memory is involved in performing motor activities?
Hint: This type of memory involves all the motor areas of the cerebrum below the level of consciousness.
Skill memory.
300
Which hemisphere of the brain contains the Broca's area?
Only the left hemisphere.
400
Which lobe is the hippocampus located in?
The hippocampus is located in the temporal lobe of the brain.
400
What is LTP?
LTP stands for "long-term potentiation", which is an enhanced response at synapses within the hippocampus.
400
Damage to the Broca's area of the brain causes what to an individual?
It will result in one's inability to speak.
500
What is the limbic system?
A complex network of tracts and nuclei that incorporates portions of the cerebral lobes, the basal nuclei, and the diencephalon.
500
Long-term memory is a combination of what types of memory?
Semantic memory and episodic memory.
500
Which hemisphere of the brain better corresponds to verbal and rational characteristics opposed to nonverbal and creativity?