Brain Structure (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Trepanning
Trepanning
Drilling hole in skull, practised ~10,000 years ago
Phineas Gage personality change
Phineas Gage personality change
Became irresponsible & aggressive after brain injury
Four brain lobes
Four brain lobes
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
Broca's area damage
Broca's area damage
Understand speech but can't articulate responses
Wernicke's area damage
Wernicke's area damage
Produce speech but it becomes meaningless
Amygdala function
Amygdala function
Centre for emotions, emotional behaviour & motivation
Prefrontal cortex function
Prefrontal cortex function
Governs social interaction & impulse control
3 types of animal aggression
3 types of animal aggression
Offensive, defensive, predatory
Medial hypothalamus stimulation
Medial hypothalamus stimulation
Produces offensive behaviour
Biological determinism
Biological determinism
Behaviour predetermined by biology, no free choice