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11 Cards in this Set
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Franz Gall |
Phrenology - well developed traits would cause applicable brain center to develop which would enlarge the skull causing a bulge. |
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Pierre Flourens |
1. Extirpation/ablation - surgical removal of brain sections 2. Brain has specific parts for specific functions |
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William James |
1. "Father of American Psychology" 2. Pushed for importance of studying adaptations of individual to his environment |
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Paul Broca |
Correlated pathology with specific brain regions such as speech production in Broca's area. |
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Herman von Helmoltz |
Measured speed of nerve impulse |
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Sir Charles Sherrington |
Inferred existence of synapses |
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Forebrain |
1. Complex behavioral cognitive, perceptual processes 2. Emotion and memory |
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Midbrain |
1. Receives sensory/motor from body 2. Reflexes to auditory/visual stimuli |
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Hindbrain |
Balance Breathing Digestion Motor coordination Sleep Wake Vital functioning |
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Methods for Brain Mapping |
Extirpation (ablation) Studying brain lesions Cortical map, single-cell electrode recording, EEG Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) |
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Frontal Lobe |
Executive function Impulse control Long-term planning (prefrontal cortex) Motor function Speech production (Broca's area) |
