Behavioral Sciences Flashcards
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Which researcher was known for ablations, to study brains in the absence of its entirety?
Pierre Flourens
Sir Charles Sherrington introduced the existence of ____
synapses
Paul BRoca studied _____ deficits in people with BRain damage
Behavioral
Hermann von Helmholtz was the first person to measure the speed of a ______ _________
nerve impulse
Functionalism, the study of how mental processes help people adapt, was formed by which two researchers?
William James and John Dewey
Franz Gall is known for the idea that
if a particular trait is well developed, that part of the brain is larger
Constricted pupils and salivation are association with which branch of the autonomic nervous system
Parasympathetic
Which branch of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for transmitting information through skin and muscles?
Somatic
T or F: The Autonomic Nervous System regulates temperature control
True. The ANS is responsible for ‘automatic’ functions
Sensory neurons transmit sensory info from receptors to the brain, and are also called _______ ___________
Afferent Neurons
Motor neurons transmit motor info to the brain and are also called _______ _______
Efferent Neurons
The spinal cord is part of the _______ nervous system
Central
Which part of the brain (hind, mid, or fore) is responsible for controlling balance and general arousal process (sleeping/waking)
Hindbrain
Which part of the brain (hind, mid, or fore) is responsible for receives sensory and motor information from the body?
Midbrain (think Motor/Mid)
Which part of the brain (hind, mid, or fore) is responsible for complex perceptual and cognitive processes?
Forebrain
What are the Four (F) Functions of the Hypothalamus?
-Feeding
-Fighting
-Flighting
-sexual Functioning
When the Lateral Hypothalamus (LH) is removed…
one Lacks Hunger (LH)
When the VentroMedial Hypothalamus (VMH) is removed…
one is Very Much Hungry (VMH)
Frontal lobe is known for ______ function
executive
The parietal lobe is known for
touch, temperature, pain (think: pain/parietal)
The occipital lobe is known for
vision (occ/eyes)
Temporal lobe is known for
Hearing (ears are by temples)
Left brain is known for
analyzing, logic, language
Right brain is known for
creativity, music, etc