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ablation
removal of cells or tissues, often through surgical means. TERM 2
amygdala
DEFINITION 2 area of brain in limbic system thought to be involved in mood, feeling, instinct, and short-term memory TERM 3
aphasia
DEFINITION 3 disorder of language TERM 4
cerebellum
DEFINITION 4 Part of the brain that controls balance and muscular coordination TERM 5
cerebral cortex
DEFINITION 5 surface of the cerebrum, the largest structure of the brain, containing both sensory and motor nerve cell bodies
CAT scan
imaging technique in which a highly focused beam of X-rays is passed through the body from many different angles. Differing density of the organs of the body result in different deflections of the X-rays, which allows visualization of the organ TERM 7
corpus callosum
DEFINITION 7 large neural structure containing fibers that connect the right and left cerebral hemispheres TERM 8
EEG
DEFINITION 8 technique to measure brain activity, specifically, to detect different states of consciousness. Metal electrodes are positioned all over the scalp. The waveforms that are recorded change in predictable ways when the person being recorded is awake and alert, drowsy, asleep, or in a coma TERM 9
event related potential
DEFINITION 9 electrical recording technique to measure the response of the brain to various stimuli TERM 10
executive functioning
DEFINITION 10 planning, making decisions, implementing strategies, inhibiting inappropriate behaviors, and using working memory
hippocampus
in the medial temporal lobe; damage or removal can result in amnesia TERM 17
hypothalamus
DEFINITION 17 controls the pituitary gland and so-called homeostatic behaviors TERM 18
hypothesis
testing
DEFINITION 18 inductive reasoning strategy that involves testing a number of possible solutions to a problem and modifying them based on feedback TERM 19
lateralization
DEFINITION 19 Specialization of function of the two cerebral hemispheres TERM 20
localization of function
DEFINITION 20 mapping of brain areas to different cognitive or motor functions
medulla oblongata
in the hindbrain that transmits information from the spinal cord to the brain and regulates life support functions such as respiration, blood pressure, coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and heart rate TERM 22
midbrain
DEFINITION 22 structures that are involved in relaying information between other brain regions TERM 23
motor cortex
DEFINITION 23 in the frontal lobe that controls fine motor movement TERM 24
occipital lobe
DEFINITION 24 vision TERM 25
parietal lobe
DEFINITION 25 primary somatosensory cortex
primary somatosensory cortex
processing of sensory information from the bodyfor example, sensations of pain, pressure, touch, or temperature TERM 32
thalamus
DEFINITION 32 in the forebrain, involved in relaying information
