PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Prefrontal Cortex, Visual Cortex, Cerebellum
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Behavioral observation oldest technique, study the effects of lesions (natural or psychosurgery) http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=wmzu47i2xgw. Eeg records the electrical activity of the brain. Mri differences between healthy and schizophrenic individuals https://www. remnote. com/w/63926081f5fdbf2cb21b71d6/the-brain-ztpqce5vhcglrzich. Pet scan detects glucose consumption of active brain regions. Brain activity when hearing, seeing, and speaking words. There is a great deal of overlap between males and females in brain structure and function. While a single study may, on occasion show provocative differences, consistent brain differences often do not emerge when looking at large databases. Releases chemicals that allow you to have feelings in the body. Pleasure centers, hunger, thirst & sex, emotions, sleeping and waking: www. youtube. com/watch?v=anxhypj rsm. Involved in fear and aggression, assigning emotional significance to stimuli. Stimulates memory system to help remember for the future. Regions of the cerebral cortex (lobes of the brain) . Frontal lobe behavioral control, short-term memory, planning, social skills, attention, concentration https://www. remnote. com/w/63926081f5fdbf2cb21b71d6/the-brain-ztpqce5vhcglrzich. Parietal lobe visual-spatial processing/memory, non-verbal intelligence, localizing objects in space.
