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Cerebral cortex

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gray matter covering the outermost layer of the brain like the bark of a tree

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Corpus Callosum

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Layer of fibers that connect the two hemispheres

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the very back of the cortex that processes vision

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occipital region

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some areas are dedicated to auditory processing or memory, involved in memory or hearing

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temporal lobe

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parietal region

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synthesizes related information; i.e. connecting the dots, to be sent to the frontal cortex for evaluation as well as regulating the release function for the attentional system. It is also involved with body awareness and boundaries.

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performs executive functions related to emotional regulation and decision making

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prefrontal cortex

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Heart of the Brain

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Thalamus

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Limbic system

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processes emotional information and memory

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The primary frequency generated by the limbic system is…

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theta

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associated with explicit memory

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hippocampus

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associated with implicit memory and fear conditioning

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amygdala

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Two pathways for theta

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  • first is lower frequency in nature, related to emotional processing
  • second is high frequency in nature and tends to be related to memory processing
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Basal Ganglia

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controls motor movement and interfaces heavily with the cerebellum to execute learned sequences of motor action, such as playing a piano passage.

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Brain stem

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regulates basic life functions of the body such as heartbeat, breathing, and states of arousal ranging from sleep to hypervigilence.

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cerebellum

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attached to the stem at the back and maintains subroutines of the finer aspects of movement such as dancing, writing, or playing a musical passage.

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Thalamus

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the great relay station of the brain, and a key player in resource allocation with respect to information processing. All sensory information coming into the body goes through the thalamus which is divided up into regions corresponding to different areas of the brain.

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neurons

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provide electro-chemical activity

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glial cells

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provide maintenance and support for the neurons

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Neuron is made up of…

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the dendrites, the soma, the axon, and the synapse

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soma

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a simple battery that stores electrical energy by maintaining an electrical charge differential between the inside and outside of its cell wall.

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the main fiber of the neuron

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axon

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Between the end of each axon and the dendrite of another cell that it connects to is a gap known as

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the synapse

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est period during which time the neuron recovers, i.e. rebuilds its charge

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refractory

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At the end of each axon is a button-shaped terminal generating chemicals known as

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neurotransmitters

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Receptor sites may increase or decrease over time in response to
the average volume of neurotransmitter activity
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Heavy alcohol users may cause excessive amounts of dopamine to cross gaps and
receptor populations will reduce themselves eventually.
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Dopamine
Source: Substantia Nigra: Attentional networks, Major influence areas: Pleasure centers, Associated disorders: Schizophrenia, ADHD, Addictions
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Serotonin
Source: Raphe Nuclei Major influence areas: Mood centers, Sleep cycles Associated disorders: Depression, addiction
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Norepinephrine
Source: Locus Coeruleus Major influence areas: General arousal levels Associated disorders: attentional networks
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Acetylcholine
Source: Acetylcholine nuclei Major influence areas: memory networks Associated disorders: Memory problems
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GABA
Global: General arousal levels Anxiety disorders
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chronic high dopamine levels associated with
mania and schizophrenia
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low serotonin levels
depression and negative schizophrenia.
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emerges as a consequence of a chronically over-activated GABA system
anxiety
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The cortex is comprised of cell groups referred to as
cell columns or macrocolumns
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These columns are composed of
ell groups functionally related which run vertically through the 6 layers of the cortex
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How many layers does the cortex have?
6
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columns in the process of firing together...
cause the wave fronts that become recorded as EEG.
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What makes up the wiring of the cortex?
axons (white matter) running in bundles along specific pathways.
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adjacent areas of the brain
gyri
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short fiber system resonates in
the high beta range of EEG
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The long association fibers resonate in
resonate in regional areas in the lower beta and higher alpha range
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global fibers resonate in
the delta and theta range
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three basic long association fiber systems.
1. cingulum 2. uncinate fasciculus 3. arcurate fasciculus
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cingulum
connects frontal and parietal lobes with parts of the temporal lobes
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uncinate fasciculus
connects the orbital lobe and other parts of the frontal lobe with the anterior temporal lobe. Parts of it also connect with the occipital lobe.
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arcurate fasciculus
connects parts of the frontal lobe with the temporal lobe as well, especially Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, which relate to processing and speaking language in the left hemisphere.
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coherence maps
show the level of connectivity between brain areas
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Lack of connectivity in the pathways running from the parietal lobes to the temporal lobes can result in
learning disorders
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commissures
another fiber system, connects the hemispheres and are known as the corpus callosum and the anterior commissure
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What are the commissures concerned with?
short-term memory functions and the transference of learned tasks between hemispheres.
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Which side of the brain does verbal encoding occur on?
Left
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Which side of the brain does verbal retrieval occur on?
Right
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lack of connectivity or communication between the left and right side can result in
reduced emotional self-awareness
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging
This method has allowed researchers to identify in great detail the entire fiber system of the brain. This allowed Hagmann to identify major hubs and nodes in the brain as well as how they are connected together
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Brodmann’s Areas
brain areas frequently used by neurologists to associate function with location.
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F3 and F4 (Brodmann's)
related to short term and working memory
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Fz (Brodmann's)
related to area 8,6 and 9 and is related to attention
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Projection tracts
fiber systems that bring information into the cortex from the thalamus as well as output information and are known as the corona radiata.
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thalamus
divided into sections that connect to specific related areas of the brain
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A 14 Hz rhythm appears as...
information flow to the motor cortex is progressively blocked
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Barry Sterman
pioneered work demonstrating the gating system by which information is directed toward the motor cortex or blocked through thalamic oscillators
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Sterman initially noted this blocking effect in experiments with...
cats and monkeys. Animals became very quiet and alert, especially the cats, when they produced the frequency that he termed, The Sensorimotor Rhythm or SMR. Sterman theorized that this was a consequence of the stilling of the central nervous system as it recruited resources to focus attention on an object of importance. Sterman found he could condition the animals to produce this frequency through feedback.

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