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BRAIN

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forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain   show
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forebrain   show
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midbrain   show
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show contains the medulla, cerebellum  
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show near brain stem, controls heartbeat, breathing and swallowing  
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show system of nerves running from the hindbrain, and through the midbrain to the cerebral cortex  
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reticular formation   show
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reticular formation   show
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cerebellum   show
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pons   show
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pons   show
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show medulla, reticular formation, cerebellum and pons  
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show the limbic system  
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limbic system   show
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show involved in emotions, motivation, memory and learning  
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thalamus   show
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show regulates the amount of fear, thirst, sexual drive and aggression we feel  
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show learning, memory and ability to compare sensory information to expectations  
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show looks like a seahorse  
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show influences our motivation, emotional control, fear response and interpretations of non-verbal emotional expressions.  
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show primarily cortical component of the limbic system  
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show involved in emotional and cognitive processing  
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show outermost part of the brain  
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show the two hemispheres of the brain  
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occipital lobe   show
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show coordinated with time  
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frontal lobe   show
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show located at the front portion of the head  
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temporal lobe   show
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show involves learning language  
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parietal lobe   show
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show contains the soma sensory cortex  
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show sense of touch, sense of direction  
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olfactory bulb   show
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show under frontal lobe  
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show contains the voluntary muscles  
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show these are a thick touch of neural fibers that connects the hemispheres  
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show made up of neurons in the cortex that are devoted to making connections between the sensory information coming into the brain and stored memories, images and knowledge  
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BROCA'S AREA   show
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Paul Broca   show
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Broca's aphasia   show
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show inability to do something  
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WERNICKE'S AREA   show
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Carl Wernicke   show
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show which hemisphere is controls the left side of the body?  
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Roger Sperry   show
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show pioneer in the field of hemisphere specialization  
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show tasks that involve sequence and analysis (language, speech, handwriting, math)  
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show processes information in a more global sense (perception, visualization, spatial perception, recognition of patterns, faces and emotional experiences)  
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left brained   show
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show random, intuitive, holistic, synthesizing, subjective, looks at wholes  
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show how did Sperry discover the 2 hemispheres?  
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