(精编)【医学课件】 Biological Psychology教学课件.pptVIP

Hemispheric Specialization Corpus Callosum Fibers that connect the two hemispheres Allow close communication between left and right hemisphere Each hemisphere appears to specialize in certain functions (See Worksheet) * The Wagner Preference Inventory (a) left, logical (b) left, verbal (c) right, manipulative/spatial (d) right, creative Hemispheric Specialization People with intact brains also show left-right hemispheric differences in mental abilities. A number of brain scan studies show normal individuals engage their right brain when completing a perceptual task and their left brain when carrying out a linguistic task. Splitting the Brain A procedure in which the two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) between them. Corpus Callosum * Split Brain Patients With the corpus callosum severed, objects (apple) presented in the right visual field can be named. Objects (pencil) in the left visual field cannot. * Divided Consciousness The Spinal Cord Complex cable of nerves that connects brain to rest of the body Carries motor impulses from the brain to internal organs and muscles Carries sensory information from extremities and internal organs to the brain 400,000 people a year in US either partial or complete paralysis. The Spinal Cord The spinal cord controls some protective reflex movements without any input from the brain * Logo Green is R=8 G=138 B=76 Blue is R= 0 G=110 B=184 Border Grey is R=74 G=69 B=64 * * OBJECTIVE 12| Describe the components of the brainstem and summarize the functions of the brainstem, thalamus and cerebellum. * * * * * * OBJECTIVE 13| Describe the structures and functions of the limbic system, and explain how one of these structures controls the pituitary gland. * * * * OBJECTIVE 14| Define cerebral cortex and explain its importance fro the human brain. * OBJECTIVE 15| Identify the four lobes of the cerebral cortex. * OBJECTIVE 16| Summarize some of the findings