PSYC 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cardiac Output, Subarachnoid Space, Blood Vessel
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Damage to the brain or spinal cord due to an abnormality in blood supply. Between 1/3 and 2/3 of stroke survivors will experience some loss of function that will require some form of rehabilitation. Getting blood to the brain: brain commands 20% of oxygen you take in blood and oxygen flow to brain are important. Circle of willis: at the bottom of the brain, place where all of the arteries from the heart come together and then branch out to cover the major aspects of the cortex, middle cerebral artery. Part of frontal, temporal, parietal lobes covers a lot of space. Covers lateral area: anterior cerebral artyery. Medial component of the frontal and parietal lobes (both hemispheres: posterior cerebral artery. All of occipital lobes and ventral temporal lobes. Ex) if you have stroke and have trouble seeing, you. Most common type of stroke: ischemia develop amnesia: an interruption in the blood supply, three main mechanisms:
