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Paul Broca
Broca Area - left prefrontal cortex
Phineas Goge
Concept that specific brain regions are responsible for varies types of expereince, behavior and psychological process
Brain = expereince behavior and psychological process |
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| Protects the brain from some substances that may be found in the blood |
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1. Front of Brain
2. Back of brain
3. Top half of brain
4. Bottom half of brain |
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1. anterior
2. posterior
3. dorsal
4. ventral |
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(little Brain) - resonsible for:
1. motor coordination
2. balance |
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| is the site of hormone secretion |
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| the source of melatonin release |
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| Relay site for sensory processes |
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| Implicated in hunger and thirst, tempature regulation, reproduction behaviors and agression |
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| Association cortex involved in decision making |
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| auditory processing language comprehension object recogntion |
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| motor control reasoning, language production inihitory control, working memory |
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Critical for emotions and memory
Emotions = lamygdala
Memory = hipocampus |
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| regulates reflex activities that are critical to survival such as heart rate and resperation |
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| point at which the two optic nerves meet |
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