brain Flashcards
Analytic Functions, logic, language, science and math
left brain function, controls right side body
holistic thoughts, creativity, art and music
right brain, controlling left side body
MRI- studies structure of brain
Magnetic Resonance imaging
PET Scan- lights up your thoughts
Position Emission Tomography
thinking, personality, behavior, decision making
Frontal Lobe
Damage to this area- can’t speak fluently, can understand wrds
Broca’s Area
hearing, speaking coherently, verbal written words
Temporal Lobe
Damage to: difficulty understanding spoken or written words
Wernicke’s Area
Perception, Math spelling
Parietal Lobe
Processing visual information
Occipital Lobe
Stroke, don’t recognize objects on opposite side of damage
Neglect syndrome
Brain and spinal cord, neurons, limited repair
Central Nervous system
nerves going to arms, legs
possible to reattach
phantom limb pain
Peripheral Nervous system
how many neurons does a human have
100 billion
receives and transmits _______ _________
electrical signals
