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Ch 1-3 Psy Review
Ch 1-3 Brain
Question | Answer |
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Pituitary Gland | Regulates other endocrine glands |
Hypothalamus | Regulates fear, thirst, sex-drive, aggression |
Corpus Callosum | Connects left and right hemispheres of brain |
Cerebral Cortex | Controls complex thoughts, stores memories |
Thalamus | Relays info from sensory organs to cerebral cortex |
Hippocampus | Forms long-term memories, helps remember, plays role in emotions |
Cerebellum | Controls balance, maintains muscle coordination |
Recticular Formation | Nerves running from hindbrain through midbrain to cerebral cortex, controlling arousal and attention |
Amygdala | Responsible for fear responses and memory of fear |
Medulla | Nerves cross from one side of the body to the opposite side of the brain |
Pons | Relays messages between the cerebellum and cortex... Sleep and dreaming |
Parietal Lobes | Touch, temp, body position |
Temporal Lobes | Auditory, language |
Frontal Lobes | Planning, personality, memory storage, complex decision making |
Occipital Lobes | Processes visual info from eyes |
Cortex | "Rind", outer-covering packed of neurons |
Right Cerebral Hemisphere | Processes info globally, emotional expression, spatial perception, face recognition (as well as patterns, melodies and emotions) |
Left Cerebral Hemisphere | Language, writing, logical thought, info processed sequentially |