Brain Structures and common activities
Below are 2 lists. One is a list of brain structures, the other a list of common activities. Choose 3 activities, and for each activity, choose 3 brain structures (or systems) for a total of 9 structures.
and explain how they might be involved in that activity. Be sure to
justify your responses with information from class or from the text.
This is a paper; so write it in essay format. Your paper should be 2-3
pages, double-spaced.
Activities:
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Watching a horror movie |
Giving a speech |
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Asking a question in class |
Being caught speeding |
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Driving a car |
Talking on the phone |
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Preparing your lunch |
Dancing |
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Reading your textbook |
Going to a concert |
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Playing your favorite sport |
Writing an essay |
Brain structures:
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Amygdala |
Occipital lobe |
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Basal forebrain |
Parasympathtic NS |
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Broca’s area |
Parietal lobe |
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Cerebellum |
Raphe System |
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Corpus callosum |
Reticular Formation |
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Frontal lobe |
Sympathetic nervous system |
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Hippocampus |
Temporal lobe |
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Hypothalamus |
Thalamus |
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Medulla |
Wernicke’s area |
