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Biopsychology Reading assignment Textbook Chapter 3 pp 93 104 111 119 Chapter 5 pp 171 182 Objectives 1 What is plasticity When are three cases in which plasticity occurs When does the majority of changes in the brain occur What is pruning and why is it important Plasticity the brains ability to change Occurs during Development Most changes connections made in early years Pruning as we develop 70 of neurons die Learning Injury Potentiation synapses preform better Neurons change shape Parts of brain can sometimes take over functions of other parts Neurogenesis creation of new neurons in adult brain 2 What is the central nervous system What does it include Includes brain and spinal cord Controls mind and behavior Command Center 3 What is the cerebrum What is the cerebral cortex and what is its primary function Outer part of the cerebrum Cerebrum forward part of brain that allows fro advanced intellectual ability Divided into two hemispheres Connected by the corpus callosum Lateralization functions primarily done by one hemisphere 5 4 How many hemispheres does the cerebral cortex have What is the corpus callosum What is lateralization What happens generally speaking when the corpus callosum is severed and how does this relate to lateralization What is the primary function of the cerebral cortex Know the four lobes of the cerebral cortex and their functions including sections within each lobe discussed in class Cerebral Cortex Outer part of the cerebrum Primarily processes external stimuli Made up of four lobes 1 Frontal Forward part of the cerebral cortex Responsible for executive functioning Prefrontal cortex Responsible for thinking planning language Motor Cortex responsible for body movement More area dedicated to certain body parts 2 Parietal Upper middle part of the cerebral cortex Touch and general perception Track objects locations shapes movement Somatosensory cortex Sensitive to touch pressure pain temp 3 Temporal Lower part of cerebral cortex Hearing memory understanding language Auditory cortex located at the top of temporal lob devoted to hearing 4 Occipital Located in back of cerebral cortex Specialized for vision Relatively large in our species 6 What and where is the limbic system What is its primary function Know the basic functions of each of the four major parts of the limbic system discussed in your textbook thalamus hypothalamus amygdala hippocampus Limbic system Highly interconnected brain regions in the center of the brain Processes info about internal states blood pressure heart rate emotion motivation memory Four major parts thalamus amygdala hypothalamus hippocampus 7 Where is the brain stem What does it include What is its major function Know the basic functions of the midbrain medulla pons and cerebellum from your textbook Brain stem Located between the cerebral cortex and spinal cord Contains the midbrain medulla pons Know functions Controls many of the body functions that keep us alive 8 What is the primary function of the spinal cord Know the two way path of information to from the spinal cord Spinal Cord extends from the brain stem down through the back Conveys info between brain and rest of the body Nerves from spinal cord extend to the body o Two way path Brain spinal cord motor nerves Sensory nerves spinal cord brain 9 What is the peripheral nervous system What are its two branches and what function do they serve What are the main functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems Nerves in the body that extend beyond the CNS Contains two braches 1 Somatic Nervous System SNS conveys info from CNS to body about voluntary movement 2 Autonomic Nervous System ANS Controls involuntary actions emotion regulation 2 Parts sympathetic NS fight flight Parasympathetic NS rest digest 10 What is natural selection What is an adaptation What are two components for natural selection to occur Be able to give an example Those traits that lead to more successful survival and reproduction will be passed on to following generation Adaptation Physical and psychological traits passed down because they helped our ancestors to survive and reproduce Two components 1 Environmental challenge 2 Adaptation 11 Be able to define genes Be able to differentiate between genotype and Genes units of heredity segment of DNA capable of synthesizing phenotype proteins Genotype the set of genes an organism receives from parents Phenotype observable traits 12 What is heritability What can it tell us What can t it tell us The extent to which differences among individuals can be attributed to differing genes If heritability of IQ is 50 what s this mean 13 What are twin studies Adoption studies What can they tell us 14 What roles do parents and peers play in who we are What can an enriching impoverished environment do for us 15 What general roles do heredity and environment play in who we are 16 What things do people tend to find attractive in mates What aspects of attractiveness are culturally determined What aspects are universal How is this an example of nature and nurture 17 What is the circadian rhythm and how is it regulated What is the biological clock and where is it located What kind of negative effects do we see when the circadian rhythm gets disrupted 18 About how many hours of sleep do we need What kind of negative effects do we see with prolonged lack of sleep 19 What are four possible reasons discussed in class for why we sleep 20 What kind of brain waves do we have when we are awake both alert wakefulness and calm wakefulness 21 Be able to describe the five stages of sleep including the type of waves 22 What is hypnogogic imagery What are myoclonic jerks What stage of sleep predominantly seen in each stage do we typically experiences these in 23 What is REM sleep What constitutes non REM sleep When does most dreaming occur What type of dreams do we tend have in REM sleep vs non REM sleep 24 Over the course of a normal night of sleep what changes do we see in REM sleep and deep sleep 25 Be able to describe Freud s Dream Protection Theory Be able to differentiate between manifest and latent content What are three problems with his theory discussed in class 26 What is the activation synthesis theory of dreaming What is the neurocognitive perspective on dreaming How does the dreams of children vs adults help to support the neurocognitive perspective


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