Psych, Unit 3: Brain Structures, Functions, and Technology

technology detecting brainwaves

technology detecting brain structures and functions

technology detecting brain structures and texture

technology detecting brain activity during certain activities

technology detecting brain blood flow

location: top of spinal cord

function: aids in basic biological functions for survival

includes: medulla, pons, cerebellum

location: brainstem, above medulla

function: controls unconscious movements and processing

location: brainstem, below pons, above spinal cord

function: autonomic functions: blood pressure, heartbeat, inhaling and exhaling, digestion, etc

location: bottom rear of brain, next to pond, above spinal cord

function: controls habitual muscle movements

location: above cerebellum

function: coordinates simple muscle movements with sensory information

includes: reticular formation

location: network of nerves all throughout the brain

function: regulates body arousal and attention to different activities (secretary for brain activity)

location: above midbrain, virtually entire cerebrum

function: thoughts and reasoning

includes: thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus

location: top of brain stem

function: receives sensory info and filters/processes/allocates it to different parts of the brain so it can be handled (secretary for sensory info)

location: next to thalamus

function: controls metabolic and endocrine functions (body temp, sexual arousal, hunger, thirst, biological rhythms)

location: two arms surrounding thalamus

function: stores short term memory and processes learning

location: end points on each hippocampal arm

function: processes emotional experiences and holds them as memory (responsible for addictions)

location: thin membrane of neurons covering entire brain

function: protects brain from bacteria, keeps it moist for smooth neural flow, and aid in information-processing activities such as perception, language, memory, thinking and problem-solving.

location: between brain hemispheres

function: sends information between both hemispheres

location: front, top of brain behind eyes

function: voluntary movement and language expression

includes: prefrontal cortex, motor cortex, broca’s area,

location: behind eyes

function: higher executive of thought and reasoning. predicts outcomes, pursues goals, maintains emotional control, and engages in abstract thought (socrates of brain)

location: left hemisphere of frontal lobe

function: articulates muscle movements to produce speech

location: by ears

function: processes and interprets auditory information

includes: auditory cortex and wernicke’s area

location: top of temporal lobe

function: processes auditory info

location: top of temporal lobe

function: interprets and comprehends written and spoken speech

location: upper back of brain

function: receiving and processing sensory info (stimuli we can physical feel)

includes: sensory cortex aka somato-sensory cortex

location: middle top of brain, behind motor cortex of frontal lobe

function: gathers and processes sensory info

location: middle top of brain, in front of sensory cortex of parietal lobe

function: sends signals to muscles to control muscle movement

location: bottom back of brain

function: interpret visual info

includes: visual cortex

location: very back of brain

function: receives and processes visual info. right cortex processes info from left eye, and left cortex processes info from right eye