Intro to neuroscience Flashcards
all functionally discrete regions of the cerebrum are ____________
connected
information sharing among all the areas
reticular formation
map of he neural connections in the brain
connectomes
integrates all incoming information and generates an appropriate response
CNS
information that goes INTO the CNS from the PNS is
sensory - afferent
information COMING FROM the CNS to the PNS is
motor - efferent
structures that are at a deeper level are ____
older- responsible for more basic functions
the sides of the CNS are ____
mirror images, bilateral
singular structures are found at ______
the midline
language is ____ brain
left
temporal spatial is ____ brain
right
most afferent and efferent fibers desiccate at the ______
midline
“little man”
homunculus
which NS reorganizes better?
PNS
causes of reorganization?
- learning
- trauma
top/back
dorsal
bottom/belly
ventral
near the tail
caudal
near the head
rostral
side
lateral
middle
medial
up
superior
below
inferior
close
proximal
