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EDPY Brain Diagrams
Different diagrams of the brain
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
01/24/2017
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Neomammalian/Neocortex - Newest part of the brain
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2
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Mammalian - How we're similar to mammals
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3
 Definition
Repitilian (oldest) - How we're similar to reptiles
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A
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Anterior
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B
 Definition
Superior
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C
 Definition
Posterior
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D
 Definition
Inferior
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A
 Definition
Medial (Toward the middle of the brain)
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B
 Definition
Lateral (Toward the edge of the brain)
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A
 Definition
Medial/Median/Midline
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B
 Definition
Sagittal (Parallel to median)
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C
 Definition
Coronal/Transverse
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D
 Definition
Horizontal
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A
 Definition
Motor Cortex (motor function)
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B
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Pre-Motor Cortex (plans action)
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C
 Definition
Prefrontal Cortex (executive functions)
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D
 Definition
Frontal Eye Field (involuntary eye movement)
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E
 Definition
Broca's Area
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1
 Definition
Gray Matter (Cortex)
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2
 Definition
White Matter
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A
 Definition
Frontal Lobe
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B
 Definition
Parietal Lobe
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C
 Definition
Occipital Lobe
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D
 Definition
Temporal Lobe
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E
 Definition
Brain Stem
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A
 Definition
Somatosensory Cortex (where you're being touched)
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B
 Definition
Superior Parietal Lobule (location of an object in relation to you)
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C
 Definition
Inferior Parietal Lobe (relationships you have with items/people)
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A
 Definition
Wernicke's Area (language comprehension)
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B
 Definition
Primary Auditory Cortex (everything you hear is processed)
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C
 Definition
Superior Temporal Cortex ("what you hear")
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D
 Definition
Middle Temporal Gyrus (word comprehension while reading)
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E
 Definition
Inferior Temporal Gyrus (face recognition and complex objects)
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F
 Definition
Temporal Pole
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A
 Definition
Amygdala
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B
 Definition
Hippocampus
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C
 Definition
Clingulate Gyrus
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D
 Definition
Hypothalamus
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A
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Dendrite
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B
 Definition
Soma (Cell Body)
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C
 Definition
Nucleus
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D
 Definition
Myelin Sheath
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E
 Definition
Axon
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F
 Definition
Axon Terminal Button
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G
 Definition
Synapse
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1
 Definition
Action Potential travels down the dendrite (presynaptic)
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2
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Action Potential travels down the axon
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3
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Action Potential pushes vesicle to wall
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4
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Vesicle merges with wall and releases neurotransmitters
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5
 Definition
Neurotransmitter received by dendrites at new neuron (postsynaptic)
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