brain and neuropsychology

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    • 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
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