Brain
Two hemispheres of the brain and their functions?
Right Hemisphere- Controls the left side of the body, creative functions such as music, art, and dancing
Left Hemisphere- Controls the right half of the body, logic functions such as speech, language, and writing
Purpose of Dendrites?
Receives signals (messages) from other neurons
Sensation is
Process of receiving information from the environment
The James-Lange theory describes emotion happens after what?
The physical reaction
William James definition of consciousness is
"function of knowing"
Part that connects the two hemispheres?
Corpus Callosum- Connects the Left and Right Hemisphere also sends information between.
Gap between one neuron to the next?
Synapse!
Our most dominant sense
Vision
Extrinsic- motivation from the outside
Freuds three levels of consciousness are
Preconscious, Conscious, Unconscious
The four lobes of the brain
Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, Temporal
Considered the "Brain of the Neuron"
Nucleus
Illusions are what
Homeostasis is
Bodily process of remaining balanced
Freuds levels of consciousness are compared to what?
The functions of the hypothalamus are
Controls rage, fear, hunger, thirst, and sexual desire
In other words, four F’s (Feeding, fleeing, fighting, and fornicating)
Increases the speed of signals and protects the axon
Myelin Sheath
Size
The Hypothalamus is related to motivation by
Making us hungry or thirsty.
Nightmares happen during what?
Night terrors happen during what?
REM and Non-REM
Function of Pons
Controls facial expressions
Function of the Axon are
Transfers signals (messages) from top of neuron to bottom (highway of neuron)
Babies would not go over the ledge in the Visual Cliff study. This shows which perception?
Depth Perception
Define Motivation and Emotion
Motivation- Drive to seek a goal
Emotion- State of body causing feelings
The creativity theory of dreaming states.
unconstrained, unconscious mind is free to wander its limitless potential while unburdened by the often stifling realities of the conscious world