Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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A wound to the head that results from a blow to the head
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traumatic brain injury (TBI)
2
Q
Surgery, where a part of the skull is removed/ an opening is made in the skull
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Craniotomy
3
Q
Everyday problem solving
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Executive function
4
Q
The scientific study of the relations between brain function and behavior
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Neuropsychology
5
Q
States that the brain is the source of behaviour
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Brain Theory
6
Q
The idea that the unit of brain structure and function is the ——, or nerve cell
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Neuron theory
7
Q
Connect the brain’s hemispheres
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Commissures (Largest commissure is the corpus callosum)
