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35 Cards in this Set
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synapse |
communicative connect b/w neurons |
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how do nativists feel about synaptic connections |
some synaptic connections and arise and stay without influence of any experience |
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specific language impairment |
has no apparent cause. shows separation between lang and other ability. |
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specific language elevation |
shows separation between lang and other ability. has HIGHER language ability tho |
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williams syndrome |
low intelligence but high language skills |
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epigenome |
determines which genes are active in a cell (turns them on/off) |
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FOX P2 |
gene required for proper development of speech/language. KE family had mutation on this gene |
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genetic determinism |
genome is not a blank slate. genes and environment determine phenotypes |
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lateralization |
brain is divided into 2 hemispheres and each side has own functions |
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functions of left hemisphere |
language and analytical skills |
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functions of right hemisphere |
recognizing patterns, facial recognition, expression of emotions |
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localization |
idea that different parts of brain are specialized for different things (modularity) |
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occipital lobe |
visual processing center |
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frontal lobe |
planning and execution of movement, speech, broca's area |
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parietal lobe |
sensation pain, touch, taste, reading ability |
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temporal lobe |
auditory and memory processing, sensory integration, language comprehension, wernicke's area |
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where is broca's area located |
frontal lobe |
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where is wernicke's area located |
temporal lobe |
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wernicke's aphasia |
perfect syntax but have difficult making sense/understanding |
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broca's aphasia |
can understand but hard to speak, no syntax |
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sulcus |
wrinkles, folds of brain |
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gyrus |
mountains between the folds |
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fissues |
very deep sulcusp |
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plasticity |
ability for brain to change and remold itself |
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aphasia |
loss of language capacities due to brain damage |
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split-brain patients |
2 hemispheres are disconnected |
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ethology |
study of animal behavior and animal cognition |
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interspecies communication |
between different species |
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intraspecies communication |
within same species |
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what does recursion create |
new meaning |
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ontogenetic development |
the way the human mind develops in each individual |
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how are phylogenetic and ontogenetic development related |
phylogenetics accumulates knowledge over million of years. ontogenetics then has a head start and doesnt have to start from scratch in each individual - allows evolution |
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when were the first homos |
2.5 mya |
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when did homo sapiens evolve |
120,000 yah |
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how are calls different from words |
need to have a referent (stimuli) no displacement |
