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Define: Hippocampus
Linked w learning and conscious memory (creating and encoding memory)
Carl ______ found that an area in the temporal lobe is important for language comprehension \ meaningful language.
Wernickle
Paul broca found that the loss of the ability to speak intelligibly is associated with damage to a region of the brain in the
a. Thalumus
b. Right parietal lobe
c. Right occipital lobe
d. Left temporal lobe
e. Left frontal lobe
E
What’s the function of Broca’s Area?
Area in charge of the production of speech
Whats the occipital lobe
Optical processing and tells you what you see
Define temporal lobe
Processes auditory info
____ defines when a trait is caused by more than one gene.
Polygenetic
The simplest behaviors
a. Are learned when we’re infants
b. Don’t involve the central nervous system
c. Are called instincts
d. Include sneezing and blinking
e. Must be processed by the medulla
D sneezing
What’s the function of pons?
coordinates voluntary movement and sleep 🛌
What is split brain research?
It provides the ability to study hemispheric control (can see what each hemisphere of the brain is specialized to do)
Define homunculus
a model which shows the pto portion of the somatosensory and motor cortex dedicated to each moving body part. The bigger the body part in the model, the more sensitive that area is.
______ is the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
Behavior genetics
Scientists are able to see changes in the brain as it processes info by means of
a. lesioning
b. autopsy
c. CT
d. MRI
E. PET
E PET scan
What’s the function of the Parietal Lobe?
Communicates with other lobes, multitasks, and responsible for sensory integration
Left vs. Right brain
Left: logic, speech and language
right: more creative, perception, inferences, perceiving emotions, copying drawings, and more
Define dual processing
When information is simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks
A _____ scan records ongoing brain activity by injecting the pateint with radioactive glucose and these signals are detected in the brain regions where they are being metabolized.
PET
The part of the brain most closely associated with maintaining balance and the coordination of complex sequences of movements is the
a. Hypothalamus
b. Thalumus
c. Pons
d. Medulla
e. Cerebellum
E
What’s the functions of the cerebellum?
It helps control coordination and balance.
Who is phineas gage?
While working on a railroad, an iron rod went through his head. from him we learn how a damage to the frontal lobes may have a significant impact on personality and behavior (brocas and wernickes area).
Define fMRI
Measures blood flow to the brain regions by comparing continuous MRI scans.
Strong emotions come from the _______
Amygdala
Mr. Jenkins suffered a "stroke" as a result of a brain injury. Although he can still move the fingers on his right hand, he has lost sensation in these parts. Of the following, the site of damage to his brain is most likely in the
A. right frontal lobe
B. right temporal lobe
C. left frontal lobe
d. left parietal lobe
e. hypothalamus
D
what is the function of the hypothalamus?
Controls basic maintenance: hunger, thirst, body temp, and controls the pituary gland (in charge of endocrine system)
What did Franz Gall and Johann Spurzman incorrectly discover?
Phrenology: you can infer from bumps on the surface of the skull personality traits and moral character