Biopsychology Kalat Chapters 6 & 8

Cortex in the brain Prefrontal Cortex - active during a delay before a movement Premotor Cortex - active before a movement Inferior Temporal Cortex - complex shapes Posterior Inferior Temporal Cortex - colors and brightness Medial Superior Cortex - an area specialized for movement perception

Disorders that affect the brain Prosopagnosia - failure to identify faces Myasthenia Gravis -A disease in which acetylcholine receptors on muscle cells are destroyed so that muscles can no longer respond to the acetylcholine signal to contract. Symptoms include muscular weakness and progressively more common bouts of fatigue. Visual Agnosia - An inability to recognize objects. Parkinson's Disease - caused by low dopamine levels which causes motor problem