Monday November 14, 2022

Circle:  Do you think this school would be better if we were stricter or better if we gave you more freedom? Why?

Create a study plan: What did you follow through on?

Targeted Slide Show's Modules 9-13

Practice Test

Learning Targets: For Test next Wednesday, November 16th.

1. Describe the parts of the neuron, and explain how neural impulses are generated.

2. Describe how nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells.

3. Describe how neurotransmitters influence behavior, and explain how drugs and other chemicals affect transmission.

4. Describe the function of the nervous system's main divisions, and identify the three main types of neurons.   Video

5. Describe the endocrine system and its interaction with the nervous system.

7. Describe the components of the brainstem, and summarize the main functions of the brainstem, thalamus, reticular formation, and cerebellum.

8. Describe the limbic system's structure and functions.  Video

9. Describe the four lobes that make up the cerebral cortex and explain the functions of the motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, and association areas.  Video

10. Discuss how the brain adjusts to new experiences.

11. Discuss the brains ability to reorganize itself after damage, and explain neurogenesis.

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12. Explain what split brains reveal about the functions of our two brain hemispheres.

13. Discuss the duel processing being revealed by today's cognitive neuroscience.

Link for 2-minute neuroscience

Vocabulary for Module 13

Corpus Collosum

split brain

consciousness

cognitive neuroscience

dual processing

blindsight

parallel processing

sequential processing

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