Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Candidate Gene, Positron Emission Tomography, Frontal Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

2 main parts of the nervous system: central nervous system: brain and spinal cord, peripheral nervous system. Brain stem (controls fundamental biological function -- breathing) Medulla, pons, & cerebellum (regulate breathing, heartbeat, motor control, and balance) Thalamus: brai(cid:374)"s relay station, directing nerve signals that carry sensory information to the cortex. Higher cognitive functioning, including: reasoning, abstract thought, perception of time, and creativity. 2 hemispheres: left side, language, cognitive functioning, processes information in a linear and logical manner, right-handed people, right side, processes the world in a holistic manner (see things in a big picture, spatial context, creativity, left-handed people. Each side consists of 4 lobes: temporal, parietal, occipital, and frontal. Temporal lobe: understanding auditory and verbal information, and verbal memory. Parietal lobe: integrates sensory information from various sources, visuospatial processing. Frontal lobe: reasoning, impulse control, judgment, memory, problem solving, and sexual and social behavior: all these factors influence schizophrenic patients, phineas gage. Corpus callosum: allows both hemispheres to communicate.