VCE Psych Unit 1: The role of the brain in mental processes and behaviour

The pons, medulla and cerebellum are located in the

Whether the heart or the brain was responsible for functions like thought, emotion and behaviour was a debate known as

The bushy ends of a neuron whoch recieve neurotransmitters are the

The brain and spinal cord make up our

The three most common neuron types are

Which of the following is an example of a functional neuroimaging technique?

There are ___ lobes of the cerebral cortex

The _____________ Nervous System is responsible for initiating the repsonses of our visceral muscles, organs and glands.

The somatosensory cortex is located in the ________ lobe.

The left hemisphere of our brain is most dominant in

The ___________ is located in the centre of the brain and is part of the brain stem.

Our Peripheral Nervous System is divided into our

Our Nervous System is divided up into the

The primary auditory cortex is located in the

A technique that involves electrically stimulating parts of the brain is called

The ball like structure at the lower back of the brain, responsible for skeletal muscle movement and coordination is the

Our nervous system responsible for our voluntary movements is the

Psychology is

Wernicke's area is responsible for

The long stick-like part of the neuron along which neuronal messages are transmitted is the

The largest lobe of the cerebral cortex is the

The region at the lower part of the brain that is responsible for some of our most basic functions is the

The forebrain contains the

When our Sympathetic Nervous System is activated our

Split-brain surgery involved severing the

_____________________ neuroimaging techniques (e.g. PET and fMRI) capture images of the brain and its regions.

The ends of a neuron which release neurotranismitters into the syanpse are the

Specialised cells that protect and support neurons are called

The net-like cluster of neurons located largely in the midbrain and responsbile for filtering informtion is called the

_____________________ neuroimaging techniques (e.g. CT and MRI) capture images of the brain and its regions.

The surgical removal, destruction or cutting of tissue is called

An example of a pseudoscience is

Broca's area is responsible for

The fatty outer coating of axons which insulate neurons and speed up transmission is called

The lobe responsible for recieving and processing visual information is the