2015 Ap Psychology 2015 Unit #3A The Brain P.d

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Lesion

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Naturally or experimentally caused a destruction of tissue

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CT (Computed tomography)

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X-ray photos taken by different angles and combined by a computer

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PET (Positron emission tomography)

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Visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task

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Electroencephalogram(EEG)

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Recording of the waves of electrically activity that sweep across the surface of the brain

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MRI

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Technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images of soft tissue

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fMRI

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Technique for revealing bloodflow

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Brainstem

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Responsible for automatic survival functions

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Medulla

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Controls heartbeat and breathing

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Reticular formation

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a nerve network that plays an important role is controlling arousal

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Thalamus

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Directs messages to the sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance

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Cerebellum

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Processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance (little brain)

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Limbic System

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Associated with emotions and drives

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Amygdala

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Linked to emotions (fear and aggression)

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Hypothalamus

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Directs maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temp) Linked to emotion and reward

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Cerebral cortex

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Body's ultimate control and information processing center

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Glial Cells

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Cells in the nervous system that support , nourish , and protect neurons

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Frontal Lobes

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Involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments (lying just behind the forehead)

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Parietal Lobes

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Receives sensory input for touch and body position (top- of head and toward rear)

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Occipital Lobes

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Receives information from the visual fields (lying at the back of the head)

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Temporal Lobes

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Includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear (lying roughly above the ears)

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Motor Cortex

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An area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements

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Sensory Cortex

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Area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations

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Association areas

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Involved in higher mental functions such as learning , remembering , thinking and speaking

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Aphasia

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impairment of language ; causes by left hemisphere damage to either Broca or to Wernicke's area

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Broca's Area

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Controls language expression, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech

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Wernicke's Area

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Controls language reception- a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression

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Plasticity

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The brains ability to change , by recognizing after damage or building a pathway of experience

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Neurogenesis

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Formation of new neurons

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Corpus Callosum

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A band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them

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Split Brain

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Surgery that isolates the brains two hemispheres by cutting the fibers that connect them

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Consciousness

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Our awareness of ourselves and our enviroment

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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Study of the brain activity linked with cognition like perception, thinking, memory, and language

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Dual Processing

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Principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks