PSY 2012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cerebellum, Pituitary Gland, Parietal Lobe
Psychology
January 24, 2017
A blast from the past video:
Phineas Gages skull was kept as a medical record. Using measurements and modern
neuroimaging techniques
Rod through his left cheek up his head, he was alive but “no longer gage” lived 12 years
He said that personality has to do with the brain
The area affected is the frontal lobes which changed his personality. An inability to make
decisions
REEF:
Parietal lobe is the yellow section
The occipital lobe is the pink
Where is the temporal lobe it is the green
Cerebellum is the stem part under, the white toward the back
Hippocampus is the blue section
The pituitary glans is the yellow section at the bottom
The amygdala is the purple section
The hypothalamus is the green section at the bottom
The brains plasticity, If one hemisphere is damaged early in life, the other may assume many
functions by reorganizing or building new pathways.
Plasticity:
Lateralization: Our left and right hemispheres serve differing functions this specialization is
apparent after brain damage. Left hemisphere is good at making quick
Genetics, evolutionary psych and behavioral
Environment, hereditary, behavior genetics
Behavior genetics, study of the relative power limits of genetics and environmental influences on
behavior
Genes our codes for life
Chromosomes: threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
Personality and temperament are genetically inherited from our parents
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Document Summary
Phineas gages skull was kept as a medical record. Rod through his left cheek up his head, he was alive but no longer gage lived 12 years. He said that personality has to do with the brain. The area affected is the frontal lobes which changed his personality. Where is the temporal lobe it is the green. Cerebellum is the stem part under, the white toward the back. The pituitary glans is the yellow section at the bottom. The hypothalamus is the green section at the bottom. The brains plasticity, if one hemisphere is damaged early in life, the other may assume many functions by reorganizing or building new pathways. Lateralization: our left and right hemispheres serve differing functions this specialization is apparent after brain damage. Behavior genetics, study of the relative power limits of genetics and environmental influences on behavior. Chromosomes: threadlike structures made of dna molecules that contain the genes.
