Case Studies
What was the name of the man who got the railroad spike through his head?
Phineas Gage
What section of the brain is responsible for basic functions like breathing, movement, sleep, and pulse?
The Central Core
Types of Memory: the "episodes" of your life.
Episodic memory.
System of nerves that run through the Brain and Spine.
Central Nervous System.
Why do dogs run to the door when the doorbell rings?
It's almost never for them.
How was Clive Wearing's brain affected by the Herpes Virus he contracted?
He only had a 30 second memory.
The part of the brain responsible for memory and learning.
Hippocampus.
Types of Memory: How to tie your shoe, ride your bike, etc.
Procedural memory.
Nerves are made up of ??? cells.
Neuron cells.
The two parts of the autonomic system.
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic.
Which two areas of Henry Molaison's brain were affected?
The Amygdala and the Hippocampus
The part of the brain that assists in auditory perception and language comprehension.
Temporal lobe.
The inability to learn new facts or information. In this case caused by removing the Hippocampus.
Anterograde Amnesia.
Having too much or too little dopamine can result in several mental health conditions like..
Depression, Schizophrenia, or Psychosis.
My favourite poet.
William Blake.
Gazzaniga and Sperry severed the Corpus Callosum, what did this to their patient's brains?
The brain's two hemispheres were unable to share information with each other.
The part of the brain that has to do with aggression, eating, and drinking. It is also the name of a boss in the PS4 game "Bloodborne".
Amygdala.
The inability to recall previously learned material.
Retrograde Amnesia.
Neurotransmitter responsible for promoting well-being.
Serotonin.
Neuron's transfer information via the...
axon.
What did Harry Harlow deprive his Rhesus Monkey's of?
Area of the frontal lobe that articulates language.
Broca's area.
*Blank* scans focus on how organs and tissues are functioning, rather than just their structure, unlike CT or MRI scan
PET scan.
The two parts of the peripheral nervous system are...
Somatic and autonomic.
Is one of my legs longer than the other?
Yes.