Psychology
Chapter 2 The Biology of the Mind
Chapter 2 The Biology of the Mind
Kartei Details
| Karten | 143 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Psychologie |
| Stufe | Grundschule |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 16.10.2014 / 16.10.2014 |
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limbic system composed of
amygdala
hippocampus
hypothalamus
inportant for emotional functioning and memory for emotional events
amygdala
removal of amygdala results in
mild temper
stimulation of amygdala results in
aggressive response/fearful response depending on the area that's stimulated
is the amygdala the only structure responsible for emotion
no
this helps the develpoment of new memories
hippocampus
damage to hippocampus results in
anterograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
cannot form new memories
important for navigation of space
hippocampus
monitors and maintains internal state
hypothalamus
signals hunger, thirst, sexual desire to the conscious mind
hypothalamus
regulates temp
hypothalamus
reward center
hypothalamus
addictive disorders
hypothalamus
interface between the brain and the body
hypothalamus
evolutionary newer structure
cerebral cortex
surface area is key to increased processing capacity
cerebral cortex
neurons and glial cells
cerebral cortex
two hemispheres and four lobes
cerebral cortex
joins the two hemispheres w nerves
corpus collosum
higher order thinking
frontal lobe
planning
frontal lobe
judgement, reward processing
frontal lobe
morality
frontal lobe
personality
frontal lobe
an individual whose brain was pierced w an iron rod, fundamentally changed his personality
phineas gage
contralateral control of voluntary movement
motor cortex
precision for the fingers, mouth
motor cortex
motor cortex is located where
frontal lobe
sensory input for touch, spacial navigation, processing of the body in space, mathematical reasoning
parietal lobe
registers sensations from all parts of the body
sensory cortex
where is the sensory cortex located
parietal lobe
auditory areas, language, semantic memory, memory for faces
temporal lobe
vision
occipital lobe
which hemisphere: thoughts and logic
left
which hemisphere: details such as "trees"
left
which hemisphere: language: words and definitions
left
which hemisphere:linear and literal
left
which hemisphere: calculation
left
which hemisphere: pieces and details
left
