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Neuroimaging Techniques
Older Brain Structures
The Cerebral Cortex
Our Divided Brain
Potpourri
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The best way to detect enlarged fluid-filled brain regions in some patients who have schizophrenia is to use a(n):
What is an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
100
This brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell
What is the thalamus
100
These act like glue and deliver nutrients and insulating myelin to nerve cells
What are glial cells
100
The term for hemispheric specialization is
What is lateralization
100
This term describes an impairment in language often due to damage
What is aphasia
200
Surgical destruction of brain tissue
What is a lesion
200
We are usually least consciously aware of the processes and functions of which brain structure
What is the brainstem
200
The occipital lobes are to ___________ as the temporal lobes are to _____________
What is seeing, hearing
200
Information is quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the
What is the corpus callosum
200
The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain
What is plasticity
300
To identify which specific brain areas are more active during a particular mental task, researchers are more likely to make use of a(n)
What is an fMRI (functional MRI)
300
The brain system that provides a major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system is the
What is Hypothalamus
300
The cortical regions that are not directly involved in sensory or motor functions are known as
What are association areas
300
This hemisphere affects language
What is Left
300
Natural promoters of ___________ include exercise, sleep and non-stressful but stimulating environments
What is neurogenesis
400
PET (Positron emission tomography) scans depict brain activity by showing each brain area's consumption of
What is glucose
400
Stimulation of this area causes an increase in aggression - severing it will lead to a decrease
What is the amgydala
400
If the ____________ cortex sends out information to the body, the ___________ cortex receives information from the skin and body parts
What are the motor ; sensory
400
This hemisphere excels in making inferences
What is the Right
400
Processing on the conscious level as well as the unconscious level simultaneously is called
What is Dual processing
500
A(n) __________ examines the brain by taking x-ray photographs that can reveal brain damage
What is a CT (computed tomography) scan
500
The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionarily oldest to newest is
What is brainstem, limbic system, cerebral cortex
500
Damage to this area, may sound like this "Cat done gone dog looking out window whoa"
What is Wernicke's area
500
Damage to this area disrupts emotion processing and social conduct
What is Right
500
Research into dual processing provides partial evidence for levels of consciousness similar to the levels first described by which psychologist?
Who is Sigmund Freud