Brain Reigons & Functions
Located at the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat & breathing
Medulla
The cerebral cortex has ___ hemispheres and ___ lobes in each hemisphere.
2 hemispheres
4 lobes
Split-brain surgeries originated in attempts to treat ______.
Epileptic seizures (1960’s; Bogen & Vogel)
Relays messages between lower brain centers & cerebral cortex
Thalamus
Name the four lobes of each hemisphere
The formation of new neurons
Neurogenesis
Linked to conscious memory; decreases in size and function with age
Hippocampus
This cortex is located at the rear of the frontal lobes and controls voluntary movements
Motor Cortex
What part of the brain is severed during split-brain surgery?
Corpus Callosum
Linked to emotion; involved in responses of aggression and fear
Amygdala
T/F:
Split-brain research confirmed that in most people the left hemisphere is linked to visual perception, making inferences, and self-awareness and the right hemisphere is link to verbal functions
False.
A stroke in the ___ hemisphere disrupts a deaf person’s signing, much as it would disrupt a hearing person’s speaking
Left
Linked to control of the endocrine system & pituitary gland, pleasure rewards, and release of hormones
Hypothalamus
People with damage to this area may experience impact with judgement, planning, social interactions, and processing of new memories
Frontal Lobe (located in prefrontal cortex)
Damage to the brain’s right hemisphere is most likely to reduce a person’s ability to
Make inferences