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26 Cards in this Set
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Medulla Oblongata
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swelling at the top of spinal cord
BP, HR, breathing |
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Reticular Formation
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Runs through medulla. Selective attention
arousal and attention |
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Locus Coeruleus
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Directs attention
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Cerebellum
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Controlling finely coordinated movements
Storing memories Involuntary |
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Forebrain
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biggest and most developed
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Midbrain
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Relays info.
Sensory inputs |
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Thalamus
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relays info. between lower brain and cerebral cortex
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Hypothalamus
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regulates hungee, thirst, sex drive
Suprachiasmatic nuclei: 24hour clock. motivational sleep. |
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Amygdala
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fear and rage
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Hippocampus
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formation of new memories
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Limbic System
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regulates emotion and memory
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Frontal lobes
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thinking
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Temporal lobes
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Ears. hearing
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Parietal lobes
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Touch
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Occipital lobes
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sight
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)
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Measures brain wave patterns
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan)
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measures location of brain activity
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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radio magnetic waves used to make detailed images of brain
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CT scan
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controlled xray of brain
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
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disrupt activity in certain area of brain
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Functional MRI (fMRI)
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detects changes in blood flow. moving picture of brain
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Acetylcholine
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relaxes, creates memory
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Norepinephrine
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Our actions
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Serotonin
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Mood, sex drive, memory, learning, temp, sleep, eating, can effect cardiovascular system
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Dopamine
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Movement and pleasure
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GABA
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calms nervous activity
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