AP Psychology Module 12!!! Flashcards

Neuroscience and Behavior

10991712248	cerebral cortex	intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; ultimate control and information processing center	0
10991712249	glial cells (glia)	cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons	1
10991712250	frontal lobes	portion of the cerebral cortex behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans/judgements	2
10991712251	occipital lobes	portion of the cerebral cortex at the back of the head; includes the visual areas, which receive information from the opposite visual field	3
10991712252	temporal lobes	portion of the cerebral cortex above the ears; includes auditory areas each of which receives information from the opposite field	4
10991712253	parietal lobe	the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position	5
10991712254	motor cortex	an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements	6
10991712255	sensory cortex	the area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations	7
10991712256	association areas	areas of the cerebral cortex involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, or speaking	8
10991712257	aphasia	impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area or Wernick's area	9
10991712258	Broca's area	controls language expression; an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs muscle movements involved in speech	10
10991712259	plasticity	brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage and in experiments on brain development	11
10991712260	corpus callosum	the large band of neural fibers connecting the 2 brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them	12
10991712261	split brain	condition where the 2 hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mostly the corpus callosum) between them	13
10991712262	neural networks	Interconnected neural cells that can learn with feedback	14
10991712263	Wernicke's area	Controls language reception—a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe	15
10991740054	Somantosensory Cortex	area of the brain, located in the parietal lobe, that processes sensory input from the skin, muscles, and joints.	16
10991774804	prefrontal cortex	part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning, and language	17
10991821100	neurogenesis	the formation of new neurons in the brain, in attempts to self-repair itself	18