AP Psychology Brain Structures

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Frontal Lobe

speaking, planning, organizing, and problem solving

<p>speaking, planning, organizing, and problem solving</p>
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Motor Cortex

controls voluntary movements

<p>controls voluntary movements</p>
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Broca's Area

Grammar and pronunciation

<p>Grammar and pronunciation</p>
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Parietal Lobe

Sensory for touch and body position

<p>Sensory for touch and body position</p>
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Sensory Cortex

processes body touch and movement sensations

<p>processes body touch and movement sensations</p>
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Temporal Lobe

auditory processing and hearing

<p>auditory processing and hearing</p>
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Auditory Cortex Function

Processes auditory information

(temporal lobe)

<p>Processes auditory information </p><p>(temporal lobe)</p>
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Wenicke's Area Function

Where spoken language is understood

<p>Where spoken language is understood</p>
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Occipital Lobe

Visual cortex

<p>Visual cortex</p>
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Visual Cortex Function

Receives visual input from retina

<p>Receives visual input from retina</p>
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Corpus Callosum

Communicates between the two hemispheres

<p>Communicates between the two hemispheres</p>
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Hippocampus

long term memory

<p>long term memory</p>
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Amygdala

Emotions: fear and anger

<p>Emotions: fear and anger</p>
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Hypothalamus

hunger, thirst, temperature (human thermostat)

<p>hunger, thirst, temperature (human thermostat)</p>
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Pituitary Gland

2 pea like structures that produce growth hormones

<p>2 pea like structures that produce growth hormones</p>
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Thalamus

Sensory switch board, senses go through here (except smell)

<p>Sensory switch board, senses go through here (except smell)</p>
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Cerebellum

Also known as little brain, coordination, memory, and balance

<p>Also known as little brain, coordination, memory, and balance</p>
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Reticular Formation

alertness and arousal

<p>alertness and arousal</p>
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Medulla

Regulates breathing and heart rate

<p>Regulates breathing and heart rate</p>
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Brain Stem

regulates vital functions

<p>regulates vital functions</p>
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Pons

Sleep and dream function

<p>Sleep and dream function</p>
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Cerebral Cortex

The part of the brain where information processing takes place. Divided into four lobes.

<p>The part of the brain where information processing takes place. Divided into four lobes.</p>
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EEG (electroencephalogram)

Monitors electrical activity in the brain

<p>Monitors electrical activity in the brain</p>
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positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Images show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioactive glucose.

<p>Images show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioactive glucose.</p>
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Computerized Axial Tomography (CT Scan)

x-ray of the brain

<p>x-ray of the brain</p>
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue.

<p>Uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue.</p>
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functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Takes images of your brain while performing a specific function

<p>Takes images of your brain while performing a specific function</p>
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Lesioning

The removal or destruction of part of the brain.