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29 Cards in this Set
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What are the associated functions of the Amygdala? |
Fear processing Emotion processing Learning Fight-or-flight response Reward processing |
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What are the associated functions of the Basal Ganglia? |
Movement regulation
Skill learning
Habit formation |
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What are the associated functions of the Brain Stem? |
Maintaining homeostasis by controlling automatic functions (breathing, digestion, heart rate, perspiration, temperature, etc)
Alertness Sleep Balance Startle response |
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What are the associated functions of Broca's area? |
Language production (both speech and sign)
Comprehension of complex syntax |
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What are the associated functions of the Cerebellum? |
Coordination of voluntary movement Motor-learning Balance Reflex Memory Posture Timing Sequence Learning
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What are the associated functions of the Cingulate Gyrus? |
Pain Processing Emotion Memory Self-regulation |
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What are the associated functions of the Corpus Callosum |
Connects right and left hemispheres and allows information to pass between them |
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What are the associated functions of the Dendate Gyrus? |
Memory formation Possible role in memory recall |
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What are the associated functions of the Entorhinal Cortex? |
Declarative memory Spatial memory Self-localization |
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What are the associated functions of the Frontal Lobe? |
Executive processes (voluntary behavious such as decision making, planning, problem-solving, and thinking), voluntary motor control, cognition, intelligence, attention, language processing and comprehension, and many others. |
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What are the associated functions of the Hippocampus? |
Early memory storage Formation of long-term memory Spatial navigation |
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What are the associated functions of the Hypothalamus? |
Hunger Thirst Body temperature Sexual activity Arousal Parenting Perspiration Blood pressure Heart rate Shivering Pupil dilation Circadian rhythms Sleep |
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What are the associated functions of the Limbic System? |
Memory formation and storage Regulating emotion Processing smells Sexual arousal |
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What are the associated functions of the Middle and Inferior Temporal Gyri? |
Word retrieval Language and semantic memory processing Visual perception Multimodal sensory integration Autobiographical memory Visual recognition |
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What are the associated functions of the Occipital Lobe? |
Vision |
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What are the associated functions of the Perirhinal Cortex? |
Object recognition Memory formation and storage |
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What are the associated functions of the Pons? |
Regulation breathing, taste, and autonomic functions |
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What are the associated functions of the Prefrontal Cortex? |
Executive processes (voluntary behavious such as decision-making, planning, problem-solving, and thinking)
Attention Inhibition Intelligence Social skills |
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What are the associated functions of the Premotor Cortex? |
Planning and executing motor movements Imitation Empathy |
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What are the associated functions of the Primary Motor Cortex? |
Coordination and initiation of motor movement |
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What are the associated functions of the Somatosensory Cortex? |
Sensory processing and integration |
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What are the associated functions of the Subiculum? |
Memory processing Regulation of the body's response to stress Spatial navigation Information processing |
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What are the associated functions of the Syperior Temporal Gyrus? |
Sound processing Speech processing and comprehension Auditory memory |
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What are the associated functions of the Temporal Lobes? |
Recognition Perception (hearing, vision, smell) Understanding language Learning and memory |
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What are the associated functions of the Thalamus? |
Relaying motor and sensory information Memory Alertness Consciousness Contributes to perception and cognition |
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What are the associated functions of the Ventricles? |
Cushions and protects the brain |
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What are the associated functions of Wernicke's Area? |
Language comprehension |
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What are the associated functions of the Whole Brain? |
Arousal Emotion Language Learning Memory Movement Perception Sensation Thinking ...Many others |
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What are the associated functions of the Parietal Lobe? |
Perception and integration of somatosensory information (touch, pressure, temperature and pain)
Visuspatial processing Spatial processing Spatial mapping Number representation |
