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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the difference between the Left and Right hemispheres of the brain? |
The left hemisphere is analytical and calculating, while the right hemisphere is creative and imaginative |
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What is the Corpus Callosum? |
The part of the brain that bridges the left and right hemispheres |
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What is the Cerebral Cortex? |
The part of the brain that processes the five senses |
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What does the Frontal Lobe do? |
Handles decision making and higher thinking |
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What does the Parietal Lobe do? |
Process sensory information |
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What is the function of the Temporal Lobe? |
Processing auditory information |
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What is the Occipital Lobe, and where is it located? |
The section of the brain that controls the eyes, located in the back of the brain |
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What is Beta? |
A state of awake and alertness, (21-14 cps) |
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What is Alpha? |
Meditative or daydreaming state of consciousness (13-8 cps) |
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What is Theta? |
A state similar to deep meditation? (8-6 cps) |
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What is Special K? |
Sleep (7-4) |
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What is Delta? |
Deeper sleep (3-1 cps) |
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What is Deep? |
The slowest and deepest sleep possible (2-0.5 cps) |
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What is REM? |
Rapid Eye Movement, which gets longer throughout the night |
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What is Stimulus Incorporation? |
Using sensory input in dreams |
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What do decibels measure? |
Sound Level |
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How are Taste and Smell related? |
They both use the same kinds of receptors |
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What is a Fovea? |
The center of the retina, comprised of cone cells which receive vision in color |
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What are Ganglion Cells? |
Cells which receive visual information |
