The Brain

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Biological Psychologist

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focuses on how the body and the brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences as well as how our genes and environment influence our differences

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Biopsychosocial

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an approach to psychology that evaluates how different aspects of human behavior are influenced by a combo of biological, psychological, and social factors

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Neuroplasticity

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refers to the brain’s ability to change, build, and organize after damage or experience

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Neurogenesis

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a process where the brain has to produce new neurons to mend itself

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Trephination

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drilling holes in the skull to release “evil spirits”

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Lesioned

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drilling holes in the skull and destroying brain tissue

used as a last resort

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Hindbrain

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survival functions

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Midbrain

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movement, sensation, and brain communication

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Forebrain

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cognitive functions: memory, emotion, reasoning, personality, communication, complex thought, etc

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Brainstem

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responsible for automatic survival functions

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Spinal Cord

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below brain stem

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Reticular Formation

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a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal

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Medulla

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at the base of the brainstem and controls breathing and heartbeat

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Pons

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connects the hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain - involeved in respiration and REM sleep

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Cerebellum

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coordinated movement and balance, processes sensory input, judgement of time, and enables nonverbal learning and memory

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The Limbic System

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a neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres that is associated with emotions and drives

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Thalamus

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directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the medulla and cerebellum

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Amygdala

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responsible for survival emotions of fear and aggression

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Hippocampus

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responsible for processing and storing explicit memories of facts and events

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Hypothalamus

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directs several maintenance behaviors, regulated endocrine system, and is linked to emotion and reward

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Corpus Callosum

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network of fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres together

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Pituitary gland

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controlled by the hypothalamus and is responsible for the release of hormones throughout the body

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Pineal gland

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produces melatonin

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Cerebral Cortex

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interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres that functions as the body’s ultimate control and processing center

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Frontal Lobe

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involved in executive functions

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motor cortex

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sends signals to our body controlling muscle movements

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broca's area

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responsible for controlling muscles that produce speech

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Parietal Lobe

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received sensory input for touch sensations and body position

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somatosensory cortex

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specified area that takes in sensory input from corresponding body parts

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angular gyrus

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written language and number processing, spacial recognition and elements of memory

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Temporal Lobes

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received auditory input from the opposite ear and helps with memory

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wernicke's area

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responsible for language comprehension

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auditory cortex

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organization and processing of auditory information

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Occipital Lobe

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received information from the visual fields of opposite eyes for visual processing

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visual cortex

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organization and processing of visual information

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Association areas

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involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking and speaking

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Brain Lateralization

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the tendency for some neural processes to be specialized to one side of the brain