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| EEG (electroencephalogram) |
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| traces and displays brain waves |
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| CT (computed tomography) scan |
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| x-ray photographs of male |
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| PET (positron emission tomography) scan |
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| shows brain activity thru brain consumption of glucose |
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| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) |
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| disorients atom spin, then uses reorientation to find concentrations in brain, can find movement of blood thru brain |
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| oldest region, central core o/brain |
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| basic living control- heartbeat, breathing |
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| "netlike," controls signals and arousal |
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○ Top of brain stem
○ Paired, egg shaped
○ All senses cept smell
○ Hub
○ Electrical oscillations, sleep |
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| non verbal learning, involuntary movement |
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| "Bark on tree," Outer covering |
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| guide neural connections, provide nutrients, "nanny" cells |
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| speaking, muscle movement, plans, judgment |
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| visual areas, visual info from opposite field |
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| donut shaped, center of brain |
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| Almond shaped neural clusters, Aggression and fear, Perception and proccessing of rage and fear |
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○ Below thalamus
○ Maintenance activities
○ Governs endocrine system via pituitary
○ Emotion
○ "reward"/"pleasure" centers |
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| part of endocrine system but linked to limbic system |
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| arch at back of frontal lobe, controls motion |
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areas of the brain not receiving sensory info or directing muscular responses
- involved in higher mental functions |
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| located in occipital lobe, input from eyes |
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| controls language expression, frontal lobe, left hemisphere, directs muscle movements involved in speech, SPEAKING |
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| language reception, comprehension and expression, left temporal lobe, UNDERSTANDING |
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| language impairment, usually caused by left hemisphere damage |
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| transforms visual representations into auditory code |
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| brain's capacity for modification |
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| neural fibers connecting brain hemispheres |
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| two sides of brain are isolated |
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| chemical communication system, glands secrete hormones into bloodstream |
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| chemical messengers, affect tissues |
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| above kidneys, secrete EPINEPHRINE (adrenaline), NOREPINEPHRINE- arouse body in times of stress |
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