Preview p.52 Recall three brain structures and their functions (without looking at your notes) Cite the mnemonic devices used from last class
Reading Notes pp. 80 -93 Notebook p. 53 Neuroscience Reading Notes pp. 80 -93 Notebook p. 53
Language aphasia – impaired use of language Broca’s aphasia – impaired speech Wernicke’s aphasia – impaired understanding
The Brain’s Plasticity ability to modify itself after damage Phantom limb (Ramachandran) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaDlLD97CLM
Our Divided Brain Corpus callosum – the wide band of axon fibers connecting the two hemispheres Split Brain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMLzP1VCANo
Hemispheric Organization (lateralization) Right side = perceptual Left side = calculation and language
Process p.52 Reflect on your learning for Chapter 2: What are your strengths and weaknesses? Which study techniques have you used during this chapter? What do you need to do in order to master the concepts in this section?
FRQ
Explain how a dancer would make use of each of the following senses in the spring recital. Vision Hearing Kinesthetic Vestibular Describe an interaction that might occur between at least two of the senses. The dancer fell and suffered a concussion after the recital. She is taken to the hospital. Why would the following be of interest to the doctor? Explain how a neuroscientist would explain her injury using these terms. Be sure to define each term. MRI Aphasia Amygdala Hippocampus Frontal cortex