Cognitive Neuroscience

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Chapter 2

• Cognitive Neuroscience

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Neuronal Structure and Functions

• Neurons

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Neuronal Structure and Functions

• Neurons
• Soma

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Neuronal Structure and Functions

• Neurons
• Soma
• Dendrites

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Neuronal Structure and Functions

• Neurons
• Soma
• Dendrites
• Axons
• Myelinated

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Neuronal Structure and Functions

• Neurons
• Soma
• Dendrites
• Axons
• Myelinated
• Unmyelinated

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Neurotransmitters

• Acetylcholine

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Neurotransmitters

• Acetylcholine
• Dopamine

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Neurotransmitters

• Acetylcholine
• Dopamine
• Epinephrine Norepinephrine

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Neurotransmitters

• Acetylcholine
• Dopamine
• Epinephrine Norepinephrine
• Serotonin

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Neurotransmitters

• Acetylcholine
• Dopamine
• Epinephrine Norepinephrine
• Serotonin
• GABA

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Neurotransmitters

• Acetylcholine
• Dopamine
• Epinephrine Norepinephrine
• Serotonin
• GABA
• Glutamate

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Neurotransmitters

• Acetylcholine
• Dopamine
• Epinephrine Norepinephrine
• Serotonin
• GABA
• Glutamate
• Neuropeptides

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Nervous System

• Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Nervous System

• Central Nervous System (CNS)
• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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Central Nervous System

• Brain

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Central Nervous System

• Brain
• Spinal Cord

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Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic

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Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic
• Autonomic

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Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic
• Autonomic
• Sympathetic

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Peripheral Nervous System

• Somatic
• Autonomic
• Sympathetic
• Parasympathetic

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Assessing Brain Activity

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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Assessing Brain Activity

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Event-Related Potential (ERP)

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Assessing Brain Activity

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Event-Related Potential (ERP)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Assessing Brain Activity

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Event-Related Potential (ERP)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

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Assessing Brain Activity

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Event-Related Potential (ERP)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

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Gross Anatomy of the Brain

• Forebrain

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Gross Anatomy of the Brain

• Forebrain
• Midbrain

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Gross Anatomy of the Brain

• Forebrain
• Midbrain
• Hindbrain

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Forebrain

• Cerebral Cortex information processing

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Forebrain

• Cerebral Cortex information processing
• Limbic System learning, emotion, and motivation

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Forebrain

• Cerebral Cortex information processing
• Limbic System learning, emotion, and motivation
• Thalamus relay of information

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Forebrain

• Cerebral Cortex information processing
• Limbic System learning, emotion, and motivation
• Thalamus relay of information
• Hypothalamus regulation of functions

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Hemispheric Specialization of the Cortex

• Brocas Area

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Hemispheric Specialization of the Cortex

• Brocas Area
• Wernickes Area

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Hemispheric Specialization of the Cortex

• Brocas Area
• Wernickes Area
• Split-Brain Patients

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Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex

• Frontal Lobe motor processing and higher
  thought processes

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Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex

• Frontal Lobe motor processing and higher
  thought processes
• Parietal Lobe somatosensory processing

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Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex

• Frontal Lobe motor processing and higher
  thought processes
• Parietal Lobe somatosensory processing
• Temporal Lobe auditory processing

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Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex

• Frontal Lobe motor processing and higher
  thought processes
• Parietal Lobe somatosensory processing
• Temporal Lobe auditory processing
• Occipital Lobe visual processing

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Limbic System

• Hippocampus learning and memory

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Limbic System

• Hippocampus learning and memory
• Amygdala anger and aggression

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Limbic System

• Hippocampus learning and memory
• Amygdala anger and aggression
• Septum anger and fear