Cognitive Neuroscience Flashcards
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What is cognitive neuroscience?
The scientific study of how brain structures influence mental processes.
Who identified the link between the frontal lobe and speech production?
Broca, who discovered Broca’s Area in the 1860s.
What has allowed cognitive neuroscience to develop in the last 25 years?
Brain imaging techniques like fMRI and PET scans.
Which brain area is associated with episodic and semantic memory?
Opposite sides of the prefrontal cortex
Where is the central executive of working memory thought to reside?
In the prefrontal cortex.
What brain area is linked to OCD?
The parahippocampal gyrus, involved in processing unpleasant emotions.
What is a possible future use of brain mapping techniques?
To analyse eyewitness brain wave patterns to detect lying in court.
