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| EEG (electroencephalogram) |
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| recording of waves of electrical activity in the brain |
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| PET (positron emission tomography) |
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| measures level of activity in brain through glucose consumption |
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| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) |
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| magnetic field and radio waves show brain structure |
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| fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) |
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| reveals blood flow, therefore anatomy and function |
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oldest and innermost part of the brain
extension of spinal cord
directs automatic survival functions |
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nerve network that controls arousal"
RAS |
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| routes incoming messages to appropriate cortex and transmits replies to medulla and cerebellum |
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processes sensory input
coordinates movement and balance |
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doughnut-shaped
borders brain stem/ cerebral hemispheres
emotions such as fear, aggression and basic drives |
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part of limbic system
influences fear and aggression |
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regulates hunger, thirst, body temp and sex
controls endocrine system through pituitary
reward centers |
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thin intricate covering of interconnected neural cells atop the cerebral hemispheres
"bark of the brain" |
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guide neural connections
provide nutrients and insulating myelin
remove excess ions and neurotransmitters |
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front of the brain
speaking, muscle movements
plans and judgments |
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| visual cortex, which receives information from the eyes |
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| contains auditory areas, which receive information from the ears |
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| controls voluntary movement |
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located at the front of the parietal lobe
registers and processes body touch and movement sensations |
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involved in higher mental functions (learning, remembering and abstract thinking)
integrates information from other areas of the brain |
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| impairment of language due to damage to any of several cortical areas |
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located in the left frontal lobe
controls the motor ability to produce speech |
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located in the left temporal lobe
involved in language comprehension and expression |
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| brain's capacity for modification |
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| large band of neural fibers that links the right and left cerebral hemispheres |
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| a condition in which the major connections between the two cerebral hemispheres are severed |
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