Physiological Psychology Brain Vocabulary

Front 1

Medulla

Back 1

hindbrain
breathing, swallowing, blood circulation. automatic responses

Front 2

cerebellum

Back 2

hindbrain
coordination of voluntary movement

Front 3

Midbrain

Back 3

includes RAS

Front 4

RAS

Back 4

reticular activating system which is responsible for selective attention and arousal

Front 5

Hypothalamus

Back 5

Homeostasis, expression of rage and fear. release of hormones. suprachiasmatic nucleus is contained in the hypothalamus and it regulates circadian rhythms.

Front 6

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

Back 6

in the hypothalamus. regulated circadian rhythms

Front 7

Thalamus

Back 7

relay station for all senses except olfactory

Front 8

Basal Ganglia

Back 8

voluntary motor movement

Front 9

Limbic system

Back 9

is the emotional brain and contains the amygdala and hippcampus

Front 10

amygdala

Back 10

part of the limbic system. emotional reactivity, attaches emotion to memory

Front 11

hippocampus

Back 11

part of limbic system.memory consolidation

Front 12

Frontal lobe

Back 12

contains primary motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, broca's area

Front 13

Damage to the frontal lobe

Back 13

impaired motor control, deficits in executive functioning, personality and emotional changes, broca's aphasia

Front 14

Parietal Lobe

Back 14

contains the somatossensory cortex

Front 15

damage to the parietal lobe

Back 15

contralateral neglect, apraxia, tactile agnosia, asomatognosia, anosognsia, gerstmann's syndrome

Front 16

Temporal lobe

Back 16

contains the auditory cortex, wernicke's area

Front 17

damage to the temporal lobe

Back 17

disturbances in auditory sensation and perception, memory deficits, wernicke's aphasia

Front 18

Occipital Lobe

Back 18

visual cortex

Front 19

damage to the occipital lobe

Back 19

disturbances in visual sensation, perception, and memory (visual agnosia, cortical blindness)

Front 20

Left hemisphere functions

Back 20

written and spoken language
verbal memory
logical, rational thought, positive emotions

Front 21

Right hemisphere functions

Back 21

visual spatial skills, creative intuitive thought, nonverbal memory, negative emotions

Front 22

how memory is stored

Back 22

amydala attaches emotion to memory, hippocampus consolidates info to long term memory, temporal lobe stores long term memories

Front 23

Memory and the Prefrontal Cortex

Back 23

damage to the prefrontal cortex on memory has two effects:
1. impaired ability to remember sequences of things (order)
2. ability to reduce proactive interference

Front 24

James-Lange Theory

Back 24

emotions are perceptions of body reactions to events
"I must be scared, I am shaking"

Front 25

Schachter-Singer Two Factor Theory

Back 25

Emotions are the result of a combination of physio arousal and cognitive interpretation (epinephrine study)

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Cannon-Bard Theory

Back 26

emtions occur when thalamus stimulates the pns and the cortex after receiving sensory info

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Long Term Potentiation is

Back 27

High stimulus alters the structure of synapses. underlies long term memory.

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RNA and memory

Back 28

protein synthesis is important for long term memory formation

Front 29

Post-Concussional Disorder involves

Back 29

loss of consciousness, amnesia, seizures
2. deficits in attention or memory
3. three or more symptoms for at least three months (irritability, fatigue, depression)

Front 30

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

Back 30

bradycardia, cold intolerance, confusion, impaired attention and memory, depression, fatigue

Front 31

Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism

Back 31

tachycardia, heat intolerance, decreased attention span, restlessness, emotional lability, mania, insomnia