PSYC 2000 Chapter : Ch 2 Cont
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Lesion studies: animal research, deliberately damage a part of an animal"s brain and then see its effects, human research. When a part of the brain is active it needs a lot of energy. So pretty much all vertebrates have a hindbrain. It is the segment of the brainstem that lies between the hindbrain and the forebrain. It integrates sensory processes, such as vision and hearing: one area is also involved in dopamine synthesis, parts of the brain that need dopamine to signal movement. Frontal (a: by front, temporal (b, by temples, parietal (c, top back, occipital (d, back, frontal lobe, higher thinking, determines who you are as a person. Personality and stuff: phineas gage, rod went through the front part of his brain, but he survived, he became impulsive and was driven by whims. Frontal-temporal dementia: responsible for higher mental processes and decision making.
