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What is the function of the frontal lobe
Speaking, motor movements, judgement, and decision making
What are the functions of the parietal lobe
Receives and processes sensory input for touch and body positions
What are the functions for temporal lobes
Each lobe receives auditory info, from opposite ear
What are the functions for occipital lobes
Each lobe receves visual info, primarily from opposite visual fields.
What does the motor cortex do
controls voluntary movements
What does the somatosensory cortex do
registers info from the skin senses and body movement
What happens when the frontal lobe is damaged
behavioral issues, depression, and loss of strength in muscles
what happens when the parietal lobe is damaged
you will not be able to understand what people are saying to you or writing to you
What does the hippocampus do
helps store memories and facts of events
What happens when the temporal lobe is damaged
loss of talking
what happens when the occipital lobes are damaged
vision impairments (blindness or blindspots)
What is an agonist
it is a drug that increases a neurotransmitters action
What is the difference between an agonist and an antagonist
an agonist excites neuron firing and an antagonists inhibits neuron finding
What are endorphines
morphine within
What is reuptake
a neurotransmitters reabsorbtion by sending neuron
What is a synapse
the space between the tip of sending neuon and body of the recieving neuron
where is the medulla located
base of brainstem
where are the pons and what do they do
they are above the medula and they help to control sleep
what is the function of the thalamus and where is it
on the top of the brainstem and it relays info
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