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The Brain Questions
Question | Answer |
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What happens in your left side of the brain, and vice versa? (lateralization) | Left: written/spoken language, number skills, reasoning and logic skills, science. Right: insight, imagination, art awareness, music, 3D forms. |
What is it called when you have problems with actions? (Ex: waving) | Apraxia |
What is it called when you have problems with perception? (Ex: Psychic blindness) | Agnosia |
What is it called if someone blocks out a part of the world? (Ex: draws 1-12 on one side if drawing a clock) | Sensory Neglect |
What is it called when someone has a disorder of language? (Ex: You can't really speak) | Aphasia |
What happens in the Medulla? | autonomic functions such as breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, swallowing, etc. |
What happens in the hypothalamus? | Hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature, regulation of homeostatic functioning, etc. |
What happens in the cerebellum? | Complicated skilled motor movements, mental and sensory tasks, automation of tasks, etc. |