The Brain--Intro to Psych

The amygdala, the hypothalamus and the hippocampus are a part of

• limbic system
• cerebral cortex
• hindbrain
• forebrain

A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?

• reduced planning abilities
• deafness
• coma
• blindness

The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged

• Neurogenesis
• Brain Plasticity
• Somatic Regeneration
• Stem Cell Lesions

The split-brain procedure involves the cutting of this

• Cerebral Cortex
• Cerebellum
• Corpus Callosum
• Caudate Nucleus

Hemisphere that is associated with Verbal and Mathematical abilities

• Left Hemisphere
• Right Hemisphere

Brain hemisphere associated with spatial abilities and recognizing others faces

• Left Hemisphere
• Right Hemisphere

Controls heartbeat and breathing

• Pons
• Medulla
• Cerebellum
• Thalamus

Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing

• Hypothalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Cerebellum
• Thalamus

Controls arousal  (sleepiness and awakefulness)

• Reticular Formation
• Thalamus
• Amygdala
• Medulla

Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum