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Question	Answer
Language, logic, facts, analytic thought, math	Left hemisphere
Spatial reasoning, intuitive thought, creative writing, art, imagination	Right hemisphere
Each hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body	Contralateral control
Means "Hard body" Sends signals back and forth between the two hemispheres	Corpus callosum
Surgery performed to cut corpus callosum	Split brain surgery
Front of brain, body movements, language, grammar, highest mental functioning, behind is motor cortex- carries out body movement	Frontal lobe
Middle section of brain, body & skin sensations, pain perception, spatial perception, process of music, remembers where we saw things, our map. Sensory cortex is located in this	Parietal lobe
Located in parietal lobe. Makes sense of information given by touch, taste, smell and sound	Sensory cortex
Located in back portion of the brain, processes & interprets visual information	Occipital lobe
Located lower middle (under parental lobe) responsible for understanding speech	Temporal lobe
Located in left hemisphere in the frontal lobe and is responsible for pronunciation & grammar	Broca's area
Located in the back of temporal lobe near occipital lobe of the left cerebral hemisphere responsible for understanding words and comprehension	Wernicke's Area
Broken speech or writing but able to understand speech and writing	Broca's aphasia
Able to use fluent grammar but words are scrambled in spoken or written words	Wernicke's aphasia
impaired ability to learn to read	Dyslexia
Feeling skull for different strengths and weaknesses	Phrenology
Measures brain waves/electrical activity using individual electrodes placed on a persons scalp	Electroencephalogram EEG
x-ray pictures of structure	Cat scan
Records brain activities and functions. Takes images of live brain in action.	PET scan
Higher resolution image than CAT scan and displays structure	MRI
Higher resolution image than PET scan and displays brain activity	fMRI
Located in the middle of the brain and is associated with fighting, feeding, fleeing and reproductive behavior	Midbrain/limbic system
Located in center of the brain. Relay center for the senses and passes along to cerebral cortex	Thalamus
Below thalamus. Responsible for controlling hunger, thirst, emotions, body temperature regulations and circadian rhythms	Hypothalamus
Connected to hypothalamus. Produces and releases hormones	Pituary gland
Greek for seahorse. Bends around temporal lobe. Learning, formation and creation of memories	Hippocampus
Almond shape near end of hippocampus. Responsible for anger, fear, and sadness, controls aggression. Detects fear and prepares for emergency events. Triggers fight or flight response.	Amygdala
Important for bodily activities essential to survival such as changes in heartbeat and breathing, focusing of attention and patterns of arousal (sleeping versus walking)	The brainstem or hindbrain
Responsible for sleep, wakefulness, attention and arousal	Pons
Responsible for breathing, heartbeat	Medulla
Neural network located in the medulla that helps control functions such as sleep and attention	Reticular formation
(Little brain) Located near rear of brain stem. Helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance. Also plays a role in the formation of procedural memories (Ex. Riding a bike)	Cerebellum
Chemical messengers that carry, boost, and balance signals between neurons. Affect physical & psychological functions, heart rate, sleep, appetite, mood, and fear. Manages everything from breathing, heartbeat, learning and concentration levels	Neurotransmitters