PSY 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Corpus Callosum, Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe
20 Apr 2017
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Corpus callosum it cut to control seizures. Manipulation: provide information to just 1 or the other hemisphere. Split brain patient right handed, but left hand produced much better copy. Confabulates: makes up plausible explanation for his actions without intention to deceive. Left brain can communicate with language right brain only with actions. Interpreter: observes and tries to make sense out of the right hemisphere"s actions. Masses of gray matter that lie below the cerebral cortex embedded in white matter. Receives all incoming sensory information (except smell) and relays it to the cortex. Regulates internal organs (body temperature, body rhythms, blood pressure, blood glucose levels) Primary motivated behaviors for body maintenance: thirst, hunger, aggression, and lust. Pituitary, it"s protrusion, is a master gland. Retrieval from memory does not require effort. Survived an iron rod flying through his cheek. Dramatic change in personality, lack of ability to plan, control. The first demonstration of a relationship between brain structure and personality.
