Brain structure 1
Function of the left hemisphere
-logic
-systematic thinking
Function of the right hemisphere
-creativity
-imagination
generally, what are the subcortical structures
Structures under the cortex
What are neurotransmitters?
communication between neurons and brain cells
What parts make up the nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
what is called "The Great Mediator"?
Corpus callosum
Parietal Lobe
Quarterback of hormones
hypothalamus
When is dopamine released
In anticipation for a reward
The two nervous systems
Understanding speech
Wernicke's area
Production of speech
Broca's area
Damage to what part of the brain is linked to parkinson's disease and huntington's disease?
Basal ganglia
What is a result of out of control dopamine levels?
Quick release/schizophrenia
Define nervous system
Body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems.
Structure that has long bundles of neurons that carries messages between the body and the brain that is responsible for very fast, lifesaving reflexes.
Spinal cord
List at least 3 brain structures that are functioning in the scenario:
Jamie is sitting in class taking notes, memorizing phrases, and listening to a lecture by Mr. McGunagle.
-Hippocampus
-Basal Ganglia
-Midbrain
-temporal lobe
-occiplital lobe
-reticular formation
What does serotonin affect?
Mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
How does a pain reflex work?
Pain reflex runs through spinal cord and right back out, your hand jerks away before your brain receives and responds to the info that causes you to feel pain.
Give scenarios where one would use their hindbrain.
Includes the medulla, pons, reticular formation, and cerebellum.
List all structures in the limbic system
-Thalamus
-hypothalamus
-hippocampus
-amygdala
-cingulate cortex
What are endorphins?
Neurotransmitters that influence the perception of pain and pleasure.
What is system that divides the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy.
Parasympathetic nervous system