AP Psych S122 Unit 3 Mods 9-12

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What is the largest area of the brain that controls everything conscious? Options: Cerebellum, Cerebrum, Diencephalon, Brain Stem

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Cerebrum

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Why is brain plasticity important?

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Without this ability, any brain, not just the human brain, would be unable to develop from infancy through to adulthood or recover from brain injury.

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A form of plasticity following damage the brain has the ability to redistribute or transfer functions to undamaged areas

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Functional recovery

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This term describes the brain's tendency to change and adapt as a result of experience and new learning

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Brain plasticity

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Somatosensory cortex is located in the

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parietal lobe

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The network of structures involved in emotion, motivation, and memory is the

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limbic system

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Which neurotransmitter has been linked to Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia? Acetylcholine, Dopamine, GABA, Norepinephrine, Serotonin

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Dopamine

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What is not a response of the sympathetic nervous system? Dilation of the pupils, Elevation of the heart rate, Increased blood flow to skeletal muscle, increased activity of the digestive system

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increased activity of the digestive system

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Division of the Autonomic Nervous System (which is a subdivision of the Peripheral Nervous System) that is & REST AND DIGEST

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parasympathetic

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forming new neurons

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neurogenesis