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28 Cards in this Set
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Brain stem |
automated functions breathing and heart rate |
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Amygdala |
links areas of the cortex that process “higher” cognitive information with hypothalamic and brainstem systems that control “lower” metabolic responses |
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Basal ganglia |
movement regulation and habit formation |
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Broca's area |
language production and understanding of complex syntax |
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Cerebellum |
Coordination of voluntary movement |
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Cingulate gyrus |
involved in fear and prediction of negative consequences and directly control bodies conscious response to unpleasant experiences |
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Denate gyrus |
May play role in simplifying complex code for hippocampus to generate new memories |
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Corpus callosum |
Connects two hemispheres for information movement |
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Entorhinal cortex |
Important to memory formation medial and later give direct input to hippocampus |
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Wernicke's Area |
Similar to broca's area except instead of syntax it is use of appropriate words, language comprehension |
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Hippocampus |
Most closely aligned with memory and spatial alignment |
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Hypothalamus |
controls many autonomic functions such as hunger, thirst, body temperature, and sexual activity by integrating information from stimulus. |
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Limbic system |
a group of brain structures including the amygdala, hippocampus, and hypothalamus that are involved in processing and regulating emotions, memory, and sexual arousal |
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Middle and inferior temporal gyri |
structures have been implicated in recognizing and interpreting information about faces and are a part of the ventral visual pathway, which identifies “what” things are |
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Occipital lobes |
Primary visual area of the brain, pathways to parietal and temporal process info consciously |
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Parietal lobes |
processes attentional awareness of the environment, is involved in manipulating objects, and representing numbers. |
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Perirhinal cortex |
plays an important role in object recognition and in storing information (memories) about objects |
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Pons |
regulating breathing, taste, and autonomic functions |
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Prefrontal cortex |
thought to play an important role in “higher” brain functions. It is a critical part of the executive system, which refers to planning, reasoning, and judgment. Also personality and emotion. |
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Premotor cortex |
preparing and executing limb movements and uses information from other cortical regions to select appropriate movements. Also imitation and empathy |
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Primary motor cortex |
Critical to initiating motor functions |
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Somatosensory cortex, postcentral gyrus |
sensory processing and integration |
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Subiculum |
Main output of hippocampus which leads to its importance in learning. Also spatial navigation and stress regulation |
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Superior temporal gyrus |
Contains auditory and wernicke's area. Sound and speech processing |
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Temporal lobes |
Important in recognition of objects body parts etc. and perception of visual and odors etc. |
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Thalamus |
Relay center, awareness, consciousness |
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Ventricles |
interconnected fluid–filled spaces that are extensions of the spinal cord. Cushions and protects, no cognitive functions. |
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Frontal lobe |
Higher cognitive functions |
