Statistics for Brain Function and Structure

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How many lobes are there?	4	100%
Ratio of Glia to Neuron?	10 to 1	0%
When was Wilhelm Wundt's School founded?	1879	0%
What is Levels of Analysis?	A description at one level cannot be replaced by one at another level	0%
What is the function of the Basal ganglia?	Allows us to plan movements and develop habits	0%
What is the Thalamus?	An egg shaped structure that acts as the body's relay station	0%
What is the action potential?	An electrical signal that causes a swift reversal change of the membrane of a neuron	0%
What was popularised in Functionalism?	Animal studies	0%
What is it critical for?	Arousal	0%
What is it associated with?	Attention	0%
How is this done?	By reorganising its structure, function or connections	0%
What are neurons?	Cells that carry information and connect the nervous system	0%
What cushions the brain?	Cerebrospinal fluid	0%
What are the 4 neurotransmitter systems?	Cholinergic, dopaminergic, noradrenergic, and serotonergic	0%
What section is the frontal view?	Coronal	0%
What is Functionalism?	Focusing on the function of mental activity	0%
What is caused by damage to this lobe?	Gerstmann's syndrome, Apraxia, visuospatial difficulties	0%
What section is the Dorsal view?	Horizontal	0%
How are Nuclei organised in the brain?	In layers and clusters	0%
What does the Parietal Lobe do?	Integrates information	0%
What is the function of the Hippocampus?	Integrating information into memory	0%
What is Introspection?	internal perception	0%
What abilities are from here?	Maths, constructional, and visuospatial	0%
What are the dominant functions of the Temporal lobe	Memory, visual item recognition, auxiliary processing, emotion	0%
What areas make up the brainstem?	Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata	0%
Is the Hippocampus a memory storage area?	No	0%
What is an example of behaviourism?	Pavlov's dog	0%
What are the effects of Frontal Lobe damage?	Perseveration, Disinhibition, Personality change	0%
What does the cerebellum do?	Regulates muscle tone and guidance for motor activity	0%
What section is the Medial view?	Sagittal	0%
What are the types of Neurons?	Sensory, Interneuron, Motor	0%
What was the order of actions in behaviourism?	Stimulus, Response, consequence	0%
What are Glia?	Support cells	0%
What is neuroplasticity?	The ability of the brain to change its activity in response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli	0%
What makes up the CNS?	The brain and spinal cord	0%
What is the Hypothalamus?	The central command for bodily functions	0%
Define a Gyrus	The folds/ridges of the brain	0%
Define Sulcus	The grooves between the gyri	0%
What is behaviourism?	The idea of only engaging with what was immediately observable	0%
How do neurons communicate?	Through firing	0%
What is the function of the brainstem?	To receive information from and send information to the spinal cord	0%
What do Glia do	Transfer nutrients to neurons, repair damage to NS, Guide neurons during brain development, and maintains blood brain barrier	0%
What is the function of the Amygdala?	Understanding others emotions and the expression of our own emotions	0%
What is the function of the Occipital lobe?	vision	0%
What is structure-process tradeoff?	We can change the theory of representation and compensate by changing the theory of the process	0%
What area is found in this lobe?	Wernicke's area	0%