Combining Two ModsWe have studied memory, and we are now working on the brain. What can you take fromthe first mods and apply to the current study? Try the mental pictures and keywords below, and see if it helps you to memorize. Then fill in some of your own keywords and mental pictures.Term Keyword Meaning Mental PictureBroca’s area Broken Directs muscles for speech productionImagine breaking a talking doll. If it gets broken (Broca), it won’t talk (speech) anymore.Parietal lobe Parent Sense of touchImagine that a paremt (parietal) is touching his or her baby’s forehead to feel if the baby has a temperature.Hypothalamus Hypochondriac Hunger and thirstImagine a hypochondriac (hypothalamus) thinking they’re hungry and thirsty when they’re not.Cerebral cortexCereal court Judgment You and a friend have a dispute over a box of cereal. So you go to cereal court (cerebral cortex) and face a judge (judgment)Amygdala Armageddon Aggression and fearIn the Bible, Armageddon (amygdale) is the final battle between good and evil. Battles are full of aggression andfear.Frontal association areasFront Impulse controlImagine a student losing patience and crowding to the front (frontal) of the line. He has lost impulse control.Corpus callosumCorpse Connects thetwo cerebralhemispheresImagine a tiny corpse (corpus) lying across the two cerebral hemispheres.Left hemisphereLeft field Handles languageImagine a ballplayer in left field talking (language) continuously duringa game (for example “hey batter, hey batter,”etc.Temporal lobesTempera paints Hearing Imagine someone painting tempera paints (temporal) all over their ears (hearing). These ears aren’t painted on, she says.Hippocampus Hippo Memories Imagine a hippo (hippocampus) wearing an elephant trunk as a Halloween costume. “It helps my memory!” he says.Pituitary glandOccipital lobesCerebellumThalamusRiticular
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