The ability to specify the correct combination of representations and processes used to accomplish a task

Information that is previously stored in your memory

The method that tracks stages of sleep.

The part of the brain that controls maintenance functions such as eating, helps govern endocrine system, linked to emotion and reward

This is the master endocrine gland

To discover the facts of the matter and to understand the principles and causes that underline the phenomena

After our sense organs register a stimulus that is physically present and our brain allow us to organize the sensory input.

A positron emission tomography scan.

The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary movement and balance

A system of nerve cells in the brain stem, controlling consciousness.

The Cerebrum

The conscious mental activities : the activities of thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering

An image produced by magnetic resonance- imaging test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body.

A thick band of nerve fibers that divides the cerebrum into left and right hemispheres. It connects the left and right sides of the brain allowing for communication between both hemispheres. It transfers motor, sensory, and cognitive information between t

This is easily the most important part of the brain. It's functions are involuntary, or done without thought. We would not be able to live without the medulla because of the myriad of crucial tasks it performs including regulating blood pressure and brea

The study of the brain and its functions is known as neurosciences

The part of the memory system which is the initial contact for stimuli.

A functional magnetic resonance imaging- a technique that directly measures the blood flow in the brain, thereby providing information on brain activity

The outer most layer of the cerebral hemisphere which is composed of gray matter. It gives the ability to learn new information, form thoughts, make decisions and perform memory functions

This is a pathway for neural fibers to travel to and from the brain; it control simple reflexes.

Neuro-degenerative diseases

Frontal Lobe-cognition, planning reasonining
Parietal lobe – sensation, spatial-motor mapping, attention
Temporal Lobe – hearing, object/face recognition
Occipital Lobe – Vision

A technique that uses visible light and the special properties of photons to obtain detailed images of organs and tissues as well as smaller structures including cells and even molecules.

The neural center in the limbic system linked to emotion

This relays information between the cerebrum and cerebellum and controls arousal and regulates respiration.