test 1 Flashcards
thalamus
sensory switchboard (relay station for sensory info.)
medulla
heartbeat, breathing (on or off)
pons
helper structure
reticular formation
responsible for consciousness
old brain stuctures
the brainstem; primary function: survival
cerebellum
coordination of movement, task based physical learning, procedural learning
limbic system
becoming human
hippocampus
memory, short to long term, usually episodic/semantic memory
amygdala
emotion (fear + anger especially), fight or flight recognition
hypothalamus
thirst, hunger, sleep, sex drives, reward centers (dopamine release)
pituitary gland
master gland of the endocrine system
cerebrum
left and right hemispheres of the brain, white matter (myelin, axons)
cerebral cortex
thin covering of cerebrum, grey matter (mostly dendrites)
frontal lobe
organization, decision making, personality, motor cortex
parietal lobe
spacial awareness
occipital lobe
visual perspective
temporal lobe
auditory cortex
motor cortex
left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa
corpus-callosum
tissue that connects the right and left hemispheres
severing splits brain
split brain
doesn’t change much about the person’s function
lesion
destruction of tissue via surgery, accident or infection
plasticity
the idea that ones brain can recognize itself to help regulate ability
left hemisphere
logic, reasoning, algorithmic
linear thinking
language and verbal communication
right hemisphere
abstract thinking, perception, spatial awareness, creativity