The Hindbrain - Psychology Exam 1
What part of the hindbrain has timing of behavior and sense of time and rhythm?
cerebellum
Which part of the brain holds the most brain cells?
cerebellum
Which part of the hindbrain deals with learning and memory of motor behavior?
cerebellum
What controls vital reflexes?
medulla
What deals with breathing, heart rate, vomiting, salivation, coughing, and sneezing?
medulla
____ is thought of as an enlarged extension of the spinal cord?
medulla
The reticular formation runs through the ______ and the _____.
midbrain and hindbrain
What influences sleep, swallowing, equilibrium, and posture in the hindbrain?
pons
Which part of the hindbrain is often called the "bridge"?
pons
___ is where the here fibers from the left and right sides of the brain cross over to the opposite side of the body.
pons
What does hindbrain consist of?
reticular formation, cerebellum, pons, medulla
Who is Roger Sperry?
split brain patient
Neural Plasticity is...
the ability to change shape and modify functions in the brain
What is neurogenesis?
the ability to create new brain cells
The cerebellum controls...
timed behavior, rapid eye movement, DUI finger-to-nose test
the cerebellum coordinates...
voluntary movement