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Chapters 1-3
BRAIN.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/15/2010

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Right Hemisphere
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controls left side of body,artsy,creative, emotional
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left hemisphere
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controls right side of body, logic, language
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corpus callosum
Definition
holds both sides together, allows sides to communicate
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frontol lobe
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front, judgement, personality, morality, impusle control
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parietal lob
Definition
top of head; sensory, some movement
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occipital lobe
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back of head; vision
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temporal lobe
Definition
sides; hearing
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cerebral cortex
Definition
outside of brain; info processing
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association areas
Definition
rest of cortex; generalize info processed; specific thinking; remembering,
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medulla
Definition
right above brainstem; heart beat & breathing
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pons
Definition
right above medulla; coordinate muscle movement
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reticular formation
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lines thru brain stem; controls arrousal
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thalamus
Definition
round thing in middle; recieves sensory
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cerebellum
Definition
non veral learing; balance
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hypothalamus
Definition
regulates body functions
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amygdala
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fear and agression; emotions center
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hippocampus
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memory processing place; big memory storage, short term especially
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