Psychology12
Frontal Lobe
Mental processing
Personality
Temporal lobe
processes emotions
helps understand langauges
Parietal lobe
Processes sensory information
Whole body is mapped
Occipital lobe
Visual Perception
Brain stem
Medulla, pons, and midbrain
funtions: swallowing and messages between body and brain
Medulla
controls heartbeat, breathing, bllod flow, gag reflex, sneezing
directly attached to spinal cord and sends messages from there to the brain
Pons
unconsious movements
determines sleep cycle
Midbrain
lets us see 3D
controls reflexes
Cerebellum
Balance and movement
Holds almost all the neurons in your body
Cerebrum/Cerebral Cortex
Memory
Home of the grey matter
Amygdala
Fear
Social behaviour
Hippocampus
spatial navigation
long-term memory storage
What is grey matter?
Grey matter is a bunch of neuronal cells that helps the brain function
Function: memory processing
What is white matter?
White matter is where long neuron cells are located that send electric signals to the body
Function: Connecting different areas of grey matter
What is the homonculus? Location? Importance?
The brains body map. The primary somatosensory cortex. Shows the where the body has sensitivity and how much there is.
What is the fusiform gyrus?
It is found in the temporal and occipital lobes and is for high-level visual processing.
Function: facial recognition
Somatosensory cortex
emotional and memory connections
sensory information
What is an amygdala hijack? two ways to stop it? two ways to prevent it?
Amygdala hijack is when we get so stressed or emotional the amygdala takes over and puts us in fight or flight mode
Stop it: deep breathing and emotional awareness
Prevent it: practice mindfullness, recognize triggers
Define and give an example of semantic memory
Semantic memory is a type of long-term memory for general knowledge. Like things about the world or concepts
Define and give an example of explicit memory
A long-term memory that helps with facts, events and experiences. Like writing a test, or historical dates and events.
Define and give an example of episodic memory
A long-term memory that is your own personal expierences. Like emotions or things that you have done in your life.
How much information can short term memory hold?
5-9 items for about 15-30 seconds
How much information can long term memory hold?
Techincally unlimited. For however long you remember it.