The Frontal Lobes and the Hippocampus Flashcards
There are both attentional and default networks of brain activity. They have a(n) ____________ distribution in the brain.
anticorrelative
Damage to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex results in ____________________.
inability to use intention to modulate attention
The ______________ is activated by conflict monitoring.
anterior cingulate cortex
Abulia means ____________.
lack of will
The hippocampus is crucial for ______________ memory and _____________ memory.
episodic; spatial
The primary input into the hippocampus is the ___________ cortex.
entorhinal
The hippocampus is ____________ layers after the subiculum.
three
The ____________ is the output portion of the hippocampus.
subiculum
The Schaffer collaterals connect the _______________.
CA3 and CA1 cortices
Lesions of the DLPFC produce ________________.
inability to rely on intention (also called “environmental dependency) and the inability to modulate attention (leading to perseveration)
Lesions to the _____________ produce the lack of response to the Iowa gambling test.
VMPFC
The anterior cingulate cortex is Brodmann area ________.
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The anterior cingulate cortex lights up on PET scans when people have ________________.
attentional conflict
The DLPFC controls _________________; the VMPFC controls _______________; and the ACC controls ________________.
representation, selection, and control of goal-directed behaviors; assessment of the positive and negative aspects of behaviors; attentional conflicts
Describe the layout of the entorhinal cortex, the subiculum, areas CA 1/3, and the dentate gyrus.
As you follow the hippocampus through its terminal swirl, you first approach the entorhinal cortex, then the subiculum, then CA 1, then CA 3, and finally the dentate gyrus.
