Sends information to the CNS from the outside world, transmits messages from the CNS to the muscles and glands
Peripheral Nervous System
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Transmits information from receptor cells in the sense organs to the CNS
Somatic Nervous System
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Transmits information to and from internal bodily organs.
Autonomic Nervous System
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The basic building blocks of the nervous system
Neuron
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These carry messages from the PNS to the CNS
Sensory neuron
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These connect sensory neurons to the motor
Relay neurons
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These connect the CNS to effectors such as muscles and glands
Motor neuron
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The theory that different areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours, processes or activities
Localisation of function
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A region of the frontal lobe involved in regulating movement
Motor area
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An area of the parietal lobe that processes sensory information such as tough
Somatosensory area
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A part of the occipital lobe that receives and processes visual information
Visual area
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Located in the temporal lobe and concerned with the analysis of speech based information
Auditory area
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An area of the frontal lobe of the brain in the left hemisphere responsible for speech production
Broca's area
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An area of the temporal lobe in the left hemisphere responsible for language comprehension
Wernicke's area
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This describes the brains tendency to change and adapt as a result of experience and new learning
Plasticity
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A form of plasticity following damage through trauma the brains ability to redistribute or transfer functions usually performed by a damaged area to other undamaged areas
Functional recovery
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The idea that the two halves of the brain are functionally different and that certain mental processes and behaviours are mainly controlled by one hemisphere rather than the other
Hemispheric laterlisation
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Sends information to the CNS from the outside world, transmits messages from the CNS to the muscles and glands
Back
Peripheral Nervous System
Card 3
Front
Transmits information from receptor cells in the sense organs to the CNS
Back
Card 4
Front
Transmits information to and from internal bodily organs.
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