PSYC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Corpus Callosum, Long-Term Memory, Basal Ganglia

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ada Mullett

Document Summary

Psyc 100: structures and functions of the brain. Motor function, problem solving, judgement, impulse control, social/sexual behaviour. Receives/processes information, transmits information to other parts of the body, visual attention and special reasoning. Receives/processes sensory information from the body and skin. Processes auditory information, has basic and higher functions of hearing. Control the right side of the body, logic, science, math and language. Controls the left side of the body, creativity and arts. Relays sensory impulses from receptors to cerebral cortex, used for perception. Production of hormones, temperature regulation, thirst, hunger, mood, autonomic and endocrine functions. Controls flow of messages to body, controls breathing, swallowing, blood pressure, consciousness and heart rate. Receives sensory information and controls posture, balance, coordination and smooth muscle movements. Converts short term to long term memory, assists in spatial navigation. Associated with odours and memory, emotion and endocrine function. Learning and memory, automatizing of motor skills and procedural memories.