brain and neuropsychology

• spinal cord


  recieves and sends information to and from the brain
• somatic nervous system


  transmits information to and from the senses and to and from CNS
• Automatic nervous system


  transmits information to and from internal organs to sustain life
• what does the james lange theory state

  EVENT->AROUSAL->INTERPRETATION by the brain ->EMOTION
• frontal lobe


  involved in functions such as speech,thought and learning
• parietal lobe


  processes sensory information such as touch,temperature and pain
• temporal lobe 


  involved with learning and memory
• occupital lobe


  processes visual information
• broca


  The Broca's area is found in the left frontal lobe and is thought to be involved in language production
• Wernicke


  Wernicke's area is found in the left temporal lobe, and it is thought to be involved in language processing/comprehension
• motor neurons


  Motor neurons stimulate muscles for movement.
• Relay neurons


  Relay neurons have a cell body surrounded entirely by dendrites