AP Psych Module 6 Flashcards

4865907625	cerebral cortex	intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control & information processing center	0
4865907626	glial cells	cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons	1
4865909218	frontal lobes	portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments	2
4865909219	parietal lobes	portion of the cerebral cortex lying at top of head and toward rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position	3
4865911238	occipital lobes	portion of cerebral cortex lying at back of head; includes areas that receive information from visual fields	4
4865911239	temporal lobes	portion of cerebral cortex lying roughly above ears; includes auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from opposite ear	5
4865913906	motor cortex	area near the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements	6
4865913907	sensory cortex	area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body movement sensations	7
4865916622	association areas	areas of cerebral cortex that aren't involved in primary motor/sensory functions; involved in higher mental functions (learning, remembering, thinking, speaking)	8
4865916623	plasticity	brains ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage, building new pathways based on experience	9
4865918134	neurogenesis	formation of new neurons	10
4865921806	corpus callosum	large band of neural fibers connecting the 2 large brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them	11
4865926396	split brain	condition resulting from surgery that isolates brain's two hemispheres by cutting fibers (mainly those of corpus callosum) connecting them	12