PSYB57H3 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Neural Basis for Cognition (up to Visual System)
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Can accompany alzheimer s, but can result from various injuries to the brain. You resemble my father but you trigger no sense of familiarity so you must be someone else . Examination of capgras brains is made possible neuro-imaging techniques. Pet scans showing multiple abnormalities in the brain tissue in several brain areas. Recognition has 2 separate parts: factual and emotional. Amygdala plays a crucial role in supporting the feeling of familiarity and also plays a central part in helping people remember the emotional events of their lives. Trillion nerve cells of the brain each connected to 10,000 others. Hindbrain : sits atop the spinal cord and includes several structures crucial for controlling key life functions. Rhythm of heartbeats and breathing; maintaining body s overall tone; maintain body s posture and balance and helps regulate the brain s level of alertness. Cerebellum: crucial for coordination of bodily movements and balance.
