The brain

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brain
the organ in yout head made up of nerves that processes information and controls behaviour
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cerebrum
the largest part of your brain
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cortex
the outer layer of the brain
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spinal cord
pathway of nerves inside the spine, connects brain to rest of the body through the peripheral nervous system
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brainstem
the part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the upper brain
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frontal lobe
responsible for decision-making and impulse control
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temporal lobe
controls hearing and memory
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parietal lobe
responsible for perception and sensations of touch
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occipital lobe
controls vision
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cerebellum
controls motor movements
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left-hemisphere
controls the process of langauge, writing and understanding langauge
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right- hemisphere
controls spacial awareness, and recongnising faces and creativity
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the left hemisphere controls what side of the body?
the right side
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the right hemisphere controls what side of the body?
the left side
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visual agnosia
an inability to recognise things that can be seen
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prosopagnosia
an inability to recognise faces
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agnosia
an inability to interpret sensations
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aim of Damasio's study
to build a model of Gage's skull to figure out where the iron rod passed through his head
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how many entry points were there?
20
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how many exit points were there?
16
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what did Damasio create to study Gage's brain?
a 3D replica model
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where was the damage in Gage's brain?
left and right hemisphere and the frontal lobe of his brain.
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The aim of Sperry's study
what effects could be seen in split brain patients and how the split brain worked compared to a normal brain
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how many participants did he use?
11
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what did these patients not have
a corpus callosum
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one conclusion of Sperry's study
each hemisphere is capable of working alone, but it has its own memories; wihtout a corpus callosum, these memories couldnt be shared.
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cerebrum

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the largest part of your brain

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cortex

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spinal cord

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brainstem

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