PSYC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Inferior Frontal Gyrus, Donald O. Hebb, Procedural Memory

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

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Week 6 leaning outcomes- psych: describe how the structure of the central nervous system influences behaviour. Discuss the evidence supporting localization of function versus equipotential (aphasia, brain imaging studies of language) First and more powerful evidence for specialized areas, or localization, of functions involved aphasia, the loss of the ability to speak. Wer(cid:374)i(cid:272)ke(cid:859)s: da(cid:373)age to the left side of the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) (cid:271)ut (cid:373)u(cid:272)h (cid:272)loser to the (cid:271)a(cid:272)k of the (cid:271)rai(cid:374) that the fro(cid:374)t. Describe the methods used to study the function of the brain. Describe the basic brain structures and their functions. Medulla- performs basic life functions such as regulating breathing and heart rate. Pons- contributes to general levels of wakefulness and plays a role in dreaming. Cerebellum- involved in details of movement, balance and learning noew motor skills. Functions as a relay station between sensory and motor areas. An intergrated network of structues involved in emotion and memory.