PSY 3377 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diffusion Mri, Extrastriate Body Area
11 Feb 2016
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Action potential: propagated electrical potential responsible for transmitting neural information and for communication between neurons. Action potentials typically travel down a neuron"s axon. Axon: part of the neuron that transmits signals from the cell body to the synapse at the end of the axon. Brain imaging: technique such as fmri that results in images of the brain that represent brain activity. In cognitive psychology, activity is measured in response to specific cognitive tasks. Broca"s area: an area in the frontal lobe associated with the production of language. Cell body: part of a cell that contains mechanisms that keep the call alive. In some neurons, the cell body and the dendrites associated with it receive information from other neurons. Cerebral cortex: the 3-mm-thick outer layer of the brain that contains the mechanisms responsible for higher mental functions such as perception, language, thinking, and problem solving. Cognitive neuroscience: field concerned with studying the neural basis of cognition.
