Cognitive Neuroscience

• What is cognitive psychology?

  Scientific study of brain influence on mental processes
• What is the aim of cognitive psychology?

  Create a detailed map of localized brain functions
• Which lobe includes the motor area?

  Frontal lobe
• What does the motor area control?

  Controls and coordinates movement
• What structure in the temporal lobe processes emotion?

  Amygdala
• How is the amygdala linked to aggression?

  It processes emotion, including aggression
• What does 'cognition' refer to?

  Mental processes like memory and perception
• Where are different types of long-term memories located?

  In different areas of the brain
• How does low serotonin affect mental health?

  Affects thinking and behavior, causing low mood
• What does the importance of localization refer to?

  Damage effects depend on the affected brain area
• What happens during a stroke?

  Brain is deprived of oxygen, affecting specific areas
• Can the effects of a stroke be permanent?

  Not if other brain parts take over functions
• What can damage to the motor area lead to?

  Struggles with fine and complex movements
• How does damage to the left hemisphere affect the body?

  Affects the right side of the body
• What is aphasia?

  An inability to understand and use language
• What does Broca’s aphasia affect?

  Problems producing speech
• What does Wernicke’s aphasia affect?

  Understanding of speech