brain lesions

Description

4 - Biological Mind Map on brain lesions, created by db56hse on 14/05/2013.
db56hse
Mind Map by db56hse, updated more than 1 year ago
db56hse
Created by db56hse over 11 years ago
41
0

Resource summary

brain lesions
  1. any kind of damage to brain - accident or surgery
    1. corpus callosum integrates information throughout the brain
      1. cut through to inhibit epileptic seizures
      2. electrical stimulation of temporal lobe elicits childhood memories
        1. important for providing a basis for biological theories of memory
        2. gage damaged left prefrontal lobe and became emotionally unhibited
          1. problems of interpreting damage as one-off - affects several areas - no control group - plasticity
            1. selective lesions made on laboratory animals - more precise information but ethical problems
              Show full summary Hide full summary

              Similar

              genotype-phenotype
              db56hse
              action potential
              db56hse
              neurotransmitters
              db56hse
              10 Mind Mapping Strategies for Teachers
              Andrea Leyden
              Edexcel Additional Science Biology Topic 1
              hchen8nrd
              The Digestive system
              Elena Cade
              Repaso de Revalida Enfermeria 2015
              Francisco Rivera
              Lesson Planning: 4 Organisational Tips for Teachers
              miminoma
              Macbeth Essay Notes
              Mel M
              GRE Verbal Reasoning Vocabulary Flashcards 1
              Sarah Egan
              PSBD/PSCOD/ASSD-New
              Yuvraj Sunar