The cerebral cortex

Question 1

prefrontal corex is responsible for?

Answer 1

executive functions such as decision-making and planning

Question 2

another important task of the prefrontal cortex?

Answer 2

say “no” to other parts of the brain. if damaged: disinhibited behavior: impulsive, inappropriate, aggressive

Question 3

primary motor cotex - what lobe?

Answer 3

frontal

Question 4

primary somatosensory cortex - what lobe?

Answer 4

parietal

Question 5

Anton’s syndrome?

Answer 5

damage to the occipital lobe: completely blind person adamantly denies being blind

Question 6

What area is responsible for language production?

Answer 6

Broca’s area

Question 7

Damage to Broca’s area results in?

Answer 7

expressive (motor) aphasia

Question 8

What area is responsible for language comprehension?

Answer 8

Wernicke’s area

Question 9

Damage to Wernicke’s area results in?

Answer 9

receptive (sensory) aphasia + neologisms

Question 10

What connects Broca’s and Wernick’s areas?

Answer 10

Arcuate fasciculus

Question 11

Arcuate fasciculus connects what?

Answer 11

Broca’s and Wernick’s areas

Question 12

Damage to arcuate fasculus results in?

Answer 12

conduction aphasia (inability to accurately repeat)

Question 13

Function of limbic system?

Answer 13

regulation of emotions, motivation and behavior

Question 14

Regulation of emotions, motivation and behavior - what system?

Answer 14

limbic system

Question 15

Parts of limbic system? (5)

Answer 15

• amygdala
• hippocampus
• mamillary bodies
• anterior cingulate cotex

Question 16

The amygdala - location?

Answer 16

the inner part of the temporal cortex

Question 17

The amygdala - function?

Answer 17

emotional response to stimuli

Question 18

Emotional response to stimuli - structure?

Answer 18

The amygdala

Question 19

Damage o amygdala can result in?

Answer 19

Kluver - Bucy syndrome

Question 20

Kluver - Bucy syndrome - symptoms and structure damaged?

Answer 20

the amygdala: diminished or absent of fear response, inability to form new memories or recall old ones, hyperorality, hypersexuality

Question 21

The hippocampus is involved in?

Answer 21

forming new memories and recalling old ones

Question 22

The mammillary bodies are connected to? Plat key role in?

Answer 22

the amygdala and hippocampus, memory formation

Question 23

anterograde + retrograde amnesia = ?

Answer 23

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Question 24

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: presentation?

Answer 24

anterograde + retrograde amnesia

Question 25

the cingulate cortex - location?

Answer 25

just above the corpus callosum, spans various lobes like a belt

Question 26

the anterior cingulate cortex - function?

Answer 26

error recognition and motivation to fix them, considered to be a par of the limbic system

Question 27

The nucleus accumbens - function?

Answer 27

governing motivation and reward, reward-oriented behavior (reinforcement), appears to play a key role in processes like addiction