Section 5 Brain Regions Flashcards
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Intereotemporal cortex
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part of ventral pathway related to visual experiences
2
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Removal of the intereotemporal areas leads to
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visual agnosia
3
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Amygdala
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fear conditioning and emotional salience for LTM
4
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Prefrontal cortex
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working memory (self-ordering or sequencing tasks)
5
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Problems with the PFC are associated with what mental disorder
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Schizophrenia
6
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Cerebellum and Striatum
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Implicit memory (skill learning and habit formation)
7
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Rhinal Cortex
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object recognition
8
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Hippocampus
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spatial memory (mental maps) and consolidation
9
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Medial Diencephalon
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associated with Korsokoff’s which causes retrograde and anterograde amnesia
10
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Basal Forebrain
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associated with acetylcholine (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
