AP Psychology - 1.10

cerebrum

the wrinkly stuff that we see/associate as 'brain'

corpus callosum

A group of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres in the cerebral cortex

What does it mean to say the brain is contralateral?

information received on one side of the body is transmitted to the opposite hemisphere of the brain

Frontal lobes

Higher processing, such as speaking, thinking, judgment, personality, and emotion

Parietal lobes

Receives sensory input for pain, warmth and cold. Functions also include perception

Occipital lobes

Visual information interpreted

Temporal lobes

Auditory/linguistic information interpreted

The Sensory and Motor cortexes

located in the very small strips, and they control the opposite side of the body

What can damage to a lobe cause?

may affect sensory ability but may not totally eliminate it

Why are brain surgeries performed with patients awake.

The brain has no sensory receptors

Association areas

areas of the cerebral cortex involved in higher cognitive functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking

• Association areas are found in all four lobes - damage to any of them rarely affects motor skills … it primarily affects cognitive skills or personality

Neuroplasticity

the brain's ability to 'rewire', especially during childhood by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experiences

• Studies show that the younger you are when the brain receives damage, the more likely it is to reorganized and make greater use of the unaffected areas