Brain and Behaviour

Question 1

Which area of the cerebral cortex processes visual information?

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Occipital lobe

Question 2

label the neuron!!!

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quick!, do it!, 1 minute, Go

Question 3

What is a circadian rhythm?

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Body's sleep / wake cycle

Question 4

The Fusiform gyrus is the ----- area

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face

Question 5

What is neuroplasticity

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The brain's ability to make new connections

Question 6

What is name for C19 practise of 'the measuring of skull sizes to determine personality'

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Phrenology

Question 7

Which area of cerebral cortex is responsible for hearing and language?

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temporal lobe

Question 8

Prosopagnosia often occurs after

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the pathway that enables face recognition is damaged

Question 9

What is the Supra chiasmatic nucleus (SCN)?

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Small area in brain centre above optic area = detects light

Question 10

Owen's research makes him believe vegetative patients...

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experiencing emotional pain, are laying down new memories, can access memories from the past, have hopes for the future

Question 11

Defecits in mirror neurons are linked to

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language acquisition problems, motor problems, social interactions / empathy, autism

Question 12

Which of these applies to the motor cortex?

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different parts correspond to different body parts, initiates voluntary movements

Question 13

Which area of the brain is important for orientation and movement / mood ?

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Midbrain

Question 14

Who changed focus of Phrenology from personality aspects to moral / religion 'areas' of brain?

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Spurzheim

Question 15

What is the cortex?

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Grey matter on outside of brain

Question 16

What can disrupt your circadian rhythm?

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time zone change, light (detected by SCN)

Question 17

Prosopagnosia is ...

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Inability to recognise individual faces

Question 18

What type of patient does Adrian Owen study to learn more about consciousness?

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Coma/Vegtative-state patients

Question 19

Who was the 'father' of Phrenology? (measured skull sizes of friends/family to determine areas)

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Gall

Question 20

Capgras syndrome causes

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Recognise faces but not emotional significance = 'imposters'

Question 21

Amygdala is the ----- area of the brain

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emotion

Question 22

------ aphasia = problems with language comprehension BUT produce grammatical sentences

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Wernicke's aphasia

Question 23

What is polysomnography?

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electrodes detecting electric activity during sleep

Question 24

What is the 'raised part' of the cerebral cortex called?

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Gyri

Question 25

Which brain areas performs higher processes-abstract thinking, planning, memory and judgement?

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Frontal lobe

Question 26

What is Ramachandran's evolutionary explanation for mirror neurons?

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helped human's adopt another's point of view, helped humans learn skills through imitation

Question 27

which of these is NOT one of Ekman's basic emotions?

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Longing

Question 28

Which of these is NOT one of Ekman's basic human emotions?

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Excitement

Question 29

Which researcher(s) famously investigated mirror neutrons?

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Rizzolati, Gallese, Iacoboni

Question 30

------ aphasia = problems with language production / expression BUT most intelligence intact

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Broca's aphasia

Question 31

The main commissure connecting the left and right hemisphere is the

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Corups callosum

Question 32

Which sleep stage shows similar activity levels to when we are awake?

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REM (rapid eye movement) sleep

Question 33

Which of these are 'basic needs' according to 'Maslow's hierarchy of needs'?

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Safety needs - (security), Physiological needs - (food, water, warmth, rest)

Question 34

Which two areas is the forebrain divided into?

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Cerebral cortex and Underlying subcortical structures

Question 35

'when two related mental processes are shown to function independently of each other' =

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double dissociation

Question 36

Which area of the brain co-ordinates the basic functions of life?

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Hindbrain

Question 37

What are the basic drives humans share with other animals

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sex drive / lust, hunger, thirst / water

Question 38

The first level of organisation within the cerebral cortex is...

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Left and right hemispheres

Question 39

Which area of the brain performs complex cognitive, emotional, sensory and motor functions.

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Forebrain

Question 40

The somatosensory cortex...

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Contains a representation of the body map

Question 41

When do mirror neurons fire?

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when we see others perform actions

Question 42

Capgras syndrome can be caused by

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Damage to ‘wire’ between fusiform gyrus and amygdala

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