PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hindbrain, Acetylcholine, Cervical Cancer

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 111
• Professor: Anne Merriwether

Document Summary

***extra credit: psychology building (science 4) second floor - neuron write a paragraph about it (typed + printed) Integrates movements & sensations on your face. Coordinated muscle movements (alcohol messes this up) Memory transfer (short term to long term memory) Connects right and left hemisphere of the brain. Motor responses arrive here (legs, arms, etc. ) Hemispheric specialization - do we really have two brains? . Issues in the study of the brain. Disorders of perception (visual, but auditory exists) Ex: not being able to recognize faces (face- blindness) Ex: spatial rotation, spatial perception, spatial visualization - en can process it faster women are bilateral. Women are only fertile 24 hrs out of their cycle. Sensitive period for body"s organs and systems. Outside influences (drugs, medications, diseases, etc) can. Body parts can be severely damaged or missing. Rubella (can cause damage to visual & auditory problems, heart problems, brain damage)