unit 1 Ap Psych:Bio

Prefrontal Cortex

Executive (plan, focus, etc). Higher level cognitive. Self control and decision making. Part of Frontal Lobe

Brocas Área

“Broken Speech”(keywords) language processing. Part of Frontal lobe

Wernicke Aphasia

“Word Salad” language disorder, grammaticaly correct.part of frontal lobe

Primary Moter Cortex

Planning, executing, controlling voluntary part of frontal lobe

Occipital lobe

Responsible for visual info received from eyes

Temporal lobe

Processing auditory info: language comprehension, and memory information

Primary Somatosensory cortex

Processing sensations (skin, muscles, joints). Part of parietal lobe

Brainstem

Breathing, heart rate, sleep-wake cycles. Part of hindbrain

Cerebellum

Blanco, responsible for coordinating movement. Part of Hindbrain

Medulla

Essential automic functions, reflexes ( sneezing, coughing, vomiting, and swallowing) located at the base of brain stem.

Recticular activating system

Regulating arousal attention and consciousness. In hindbrain