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Hindbrain : Located at the rear base of the skull
Cerebellum : Helps control posture and balance
Medulla : Controls breathing and a variety of relexes
Pons : Involved in producing chemicals for sleep
Midbrain : Relays sensory information upward
Brainstem : Composed of Pons, Medulla, and Cerebellum
RAS : Reticular Activating system
Forebrain : Covers the brains central core
Thalamus : integrates sensory input
Hypothalamus : Controls hunger, thirst, & sexual behavior
CerebralCortex : Ability to learn & store complex infomation
Cerebrum : Site of conscious thinking processes
LimbicSystem : Found in core of forebrain
Amygdala : Controls violent emotions
Hippocampus : Important in the formation of memories
OccipitalLobe : Vision
ParietalLobe : Body Sensations
TemporalLobe : Hearing and Advanced visual processing
FrontalLobe : Planning of Movements
Verbal : Speaking, reading, writing
Mathematical : Add, subtract, calculus, physics
Analytical : Analyze separate pieces that make up a whole
Nonverbal : Understanding simple sentences and words
Spatial : Understanding geometry
Holistic : Combining parts to make a whole
Left : Verbal, Mathematical, Analytic
Right : Nonverbal, Spatial, Holistic
Electroencephalograph : EEG
RogerSperry : Well-known in developmental neurobiology
Lesions : created by cutting an animal's brain
PhineasGage : Respected railroad foreman
Left : Side of cortex now known as Broca's area
CAT : Scan to pinpoint injuries
PET : Scan used to see active areas of the brain
MRI : Combines features of CAT and PET scans
fMRI : Detects an increase of blood flow to the active structure of the brain
LeftHemisphere : Specialized for Logic
RightHemisphere : Creativity is found here
EarlyGreeks : Not impressed by with the brain
TheMind : Remains a mystery itself
Studying the Brain
Hearing and Advanced visual processing
Composed of Pons, Medulla, and Cerebellum
Add, subtract, calculus, physics
Respected railroad foreman
Nonverbal, Spatial, Holistic
Vision
Controls hunger, thirst, & sexual behavior
Specialized for Logic
EEG
Analyze separate pieces that make up a whole
Important in the formation of memories
Located at the rear base of the skull
Covers the brains central core
created by cutting an animal's brain
Speaking, reading, writing
Ability to learn & store complex infomation
Not impressed by with the brain
Site of conscious thinking processes
Planning of Movements
Controls violent emotions
Involved in producing chemicals for sleep
Combining parts to make a whole
Controls breathing and a variety of relexes
Body Sensations
Scan used to see active areas of the brain
Understanding simple sentences and words
Well-known in developmental neurobiology
Verbal, Mathematical, Analytic
Reticular Activating system
Side of cortex now known as Broca's area
integrates sensory input
Scan to pinpoint injuries
Combines features of CAT and PET scans
Understanding geometry
Detects an increase of blood flow to the active structure of the brain