AP Psychology - Brain Functions Flashcards

5117018535	Frontal Lobe	Speaking, planning, organizing, problem solving.	0
5117024812	Motor Cortex	Located in the rear of the Frontal Lobe. Controls voluntary movement for left and right hemispheres of body.	1
5117045704	Broca's Area (Frontal Lobe)	Language processing, speech production.	2
5117051281	Parietal Lobe	This lobe deals with touch, pressure, pain, body position.	3
5117087737	Sensory Cortex	In the Parietal Lobe. Receives and processes information from senses and more sensitive areas (e.x lips)	4
5117111707	Temporal Lobe	Perception, object recognition (e.x facial recognition), hearing, and memory.	5
5117128151	Auditory Cortex Function	Located in Temporal Lobe. Processes auditory information.	6
5117129954	Wernicke's Area	(Temporal Lobe) language comprehension	7
5172023614	Brainstem	Oldest part of the brain, where spinal cord wells and enters skull. Responsibilities: Automatic survival functions.	8
5172033076	Cerebellum	"Little Brain" attached to rear of brainstem. Helps voluntary movements and balance. (i.e nonverbal learning, skill memory, coordination)	9
5172036461	Medulla	Located in Brain Stem. Controls heartbeat and breathing.	10
5172047734	Reticular Formation (Midbrain)	Nerve network within the Brain Stem. Plays an important part in controlling arousal and attentiveness.	11
5172056777	Pons	Sits just above the Medulla (Brain Stem). Helps relay signals to cerebellum that deal with sleep, respiration, swallowing, bladder control, hearing, equilibrium, taste, eye movement, facial expressions, facial sensation, and posture.	12
5172069367	Thalamus	Located on top of brainstem. A sensory switchboard. Directs messages to the sensory areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla (i.e seeing, hearing, tasting, touching).	13
5172090958	Limbic System	Doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebrum. Associated with emotions such as fear and aggression, and drives for food and sex. REMEMBER Mr. HAH	14
5172164301	Hippocampus	Located in limbic system. Explicit memory formation and LEARNING (connecting past and present memories).	15
5172170654	Amygdala	Two almond-shaped neural clusters in Limbic System, connected to ends of Hippocampus. Linked to the emotions of fear and anger.	16
5172183350	Hypothalamus	Lies below the thalamus within the Limbic System. Directs maintenance activities such as eating, drinking, body temperature, and control of emotions. Also governs the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. FANTASTIC FOUR: FIGHT, FLEE, FEED, FORNICATE.	17
5172431013	Left Hemisphere	- positive emotions - controls muscles used in speech - controls sequence of movements - speaking and writing spontaneously - memory for words and numbers - understanding speech and numbers	18
5172435555	Right Hemisphere	- negative emotions - response to simple commands - memory for shapes and music - interpreting spatial relationships and visual images - recognizing faces	19