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| Increase the chance of a neuron firing |
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| Decreases the chance of a neuron firing |
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| What two imaging scans show the structure of the brain |
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| What two imaging scans show the function of the brain |
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| Emotional functions and complex thought |
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| Medulla, pons and cerebellum |
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| Thalmus, hypothalmus, cerebrum and cerebral cortex, and the limbic system |
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| Regulates heart, breathing and reflexes |
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| Posture, balance, coordination |
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| Handles sensory information |
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| handles biological drives such as hunger, mating, fight or flight |
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| Is the emotional center of the brain, and regulates learning, motivation and memory |
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| Auditory area of the cerebral cortex |
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| Visual area of the cerebral cortex |
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| Kinesthetic area of the cerebral cortex: movement, skin senses, |
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| Parts of the frontal lobe |
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| Prefrontal Cortex and Motor Cortex |
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| Connects the right and left sides fo the brain |
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| Area of the left hemisphere for understanding language |
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| Area of the left hemisphere for speech |
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