brain psych

Left brain controls

Right side (analytical, logical, speech)

Right brain controls

Left side (emotions, color, spatial awareness, sense of self)

Left visuals are processed

In right brain

Right visuals are processed

In left brain

Right brain

Emotions, color, spatial reasoning, sense of self, recognize faces

Left brain

Analytical, logical, sequential, rational, focuses on language SPEECH

Lesions

Destruction of brain tissue

EEG

Measures electrical activity by examining brain waves

fMRI

Shows function and structure blood flows to active parts of brain, MRI pictures compare blood flow

Medulla

Life support center ; breathing, heart rate, blood pressure

Pons

Sleep REM sleep, shuts of/cuts off messages

Reticular formation

Thalamus to spinal cord (arousal and attention)

Thalamus

Receives senses information and routes to higher brain regions, sends off messages

Cerebellum

Coordinates voluntary movement, balance, memory of skills

Limbic system

Border between brains older and newer parts

Hippocampus

Processes new memories and learning

Amygdala

Fear and aggression processing of emotional memories

Hypothalamus

Hunger, thirst, body temp, sexual behavior, hormones

Pituitary gland

Endocrine system; receives messages FROM hypothalamus

Cerebral cortex

Wrinkled part, higher level thinking, motor control, divided into 2 hemispheres each split into 4 lobes

Corpus callosum

Brains hemispheres are connects by these

Frontal lobe

Language, higher thinking, executive functioning (in prefrontal cortex)

Motor cortex

Controls voluntary movements, body areas with precise control (rear of frontal lobe)

Parietal lobe

Controls association areas which process and organize info

Somatosensory cortex

Touch sensitivity