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=**Unit IIIB - The Brain - pages 66-93**=



=__**APA Content Standards Area: Biological Bases of Behavior **__= //After concluding this unit, students understand: // 1. Structure and function of the nervous system in human and non-human animals 2. Structure and function of the endocrine system 3. The interaction between biological factors and experience 4. Methods and issues related to biological advances 1.1 Identify the major divisions and subdivisions of the human nervous system. 1.2 Identify the parts of the neuron and describe the basic process of neural transmission. 1.3 Differentiate between the structures and functions of the various parts of the central nervous system. 1.4 Describe lateralization of brain functions. 1.5 Discuss the mechanisms of, and the importance of, plasticity of the nervous system. 2.1 Describe how the endocrine glands are linked to the nervous system. 2.2 Describe the effects of hormones on behavior and mental processes. 2.3 Describe hormone effects on the immune system. 3.1 Describe concepts in genetic transmission. 3.2 Describe the interactive effects of heredity and environment. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3.3 Explain how evolved tendencies influence behavior. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4.1 Identify tools used to study the nervous system. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4.2 Describe advances made in neuroscience. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4.3 Discuss issues related to scientific advances in neuroscience and genetics.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Content Standard 1: ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Structure and function of the nervous system in human and non-human animals **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Content Standard 2: ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Structure and function of the endocrine system **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Content Standard 3: ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> The interaction between biological factors and experience   **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Content Standard 4: ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> Methods and issues related to biological advances   **

=**__Key Terms__**= Lesion EEG CT PET MRI fMRI braintem medulla reticular formation thalamus cerebellum limbic system amygdala hypothalamus cerebral cortex glial cells frontal lobes parietal lobes occipital lobes temporal lobes motor complex association areas aphasia Broca's area Wernicke's area platicity neurogensis corpus callosum split brain consciousness cognitive neuroscience dual processing





A Second Opinion on Developmental Disorders using brainscans

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Mr. Split Brain!

Mapping the Brain! Very cool site from PBS - you can pick which type of brain scan to view, which angle of the brain, and which structures to focus on!

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Interactive Brain Map

3d Brain App - iPhone free 3d Brain App - Android free

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=__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Brain Structures Mnemonics __= __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">PsychMnemonics Wikipage - Brain __ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How To Memorize the Parts of the Brain video __ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Amygdala: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> “My God, I’m angry!” The center of the word ‘amygdala’ looks enough like “My God” to cue you here on its function in terms of anger and fear. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Broca’s Area: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ‘Boca’ means ‘mouth’ in Spanish, and Broca’s Area is largely responsible for expressive language. You might also simply picture a broken mouth to help you with the basic function. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wernicke’s Area: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ‘Broca’ comes before ‘Wernicke’ alphabetically, and ‘expression’ comes before ‘understanding’ alphabetically. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Cerebellum: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Imagine that a cereal bell rings, so you move to the breakfast table and then move the Froot Loops to your mouth. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Hippocampus __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">: Picture a confused hippo wandering acroos the college campus, unable to recall where his class is. A major task of the hippocampus is to help in forming new memories. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Hypothalamus __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">: Imagine someone with an exaggerated potbelly because they’ve eaten too much. One of the major jobs of the hypothalamus is to work in concert with the endocrine system to regulate appetite. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Medulla __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">: Picture a winner of a race, heart pounding, breathing really hard, blinking sweat out of her eyes, as they put a medal around her neck. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Thalamus: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Picture a relay race, but the runners are passing a thermos instead of a baton. The word ‘thermos’ resembles the word ‘thalamus’ so this might help you recall that the thalamus is the relay station for sensory information, except for smell.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Lateral Hypothalamus //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">: “L is for lunch!” The lateral hypothalamus is often though of as the hunger center of the brain.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Ventromedial Hypothalamus: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> “V for ventromedial, V for vomit!” The ventromedial hypothalamus is often referred to as the satiety center.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">__Pituitary__ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Gland: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Picture a pit where all the glands have been thrown. A child is growing bigger and bigger while climbing out of the pit stepping on the glands as he goes. The pituitary is the master gland, but also that it is involved with growth. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pancreas: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Picture a pan full of sugar that’s on fire. The pancreas secretes insulin, which burns the body’s glucose.

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The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain TED Talk, September 2012 with Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically “teenage” behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore studies the social brain -- the network of brain regions involved in understanding other people -- and how it develops in adolescents

"Inside Your Teenager's Scary Brain" January 2015



Inside the Teenage Brain Video link to the Frontline episode

Discussion points for review after the film:

=**__Brain Discovery Websites__**=



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Day 1 Do Now: T/F statements unit 3B - Brain hemisphere demo - Dominant hemisphere survey - Brain scan techniques -Split brain patients - video HW: 66-76

Day 2 Do Now: Lit activities in your daily life that don't involve use of your brain - Structure, function, location of brain parts (green spiral teacher binder) -Parts of the brain - notes - Brain mnemonics - notes - Case study handout HW: 77-86

Day 3 Do Now: Moral dilemma - Driving: using parts of the brain handout - Neuroscience and moral judgement (teacher's resource binder) HW: Finish unit 3B notes, superhero/villain assignment

Day 4 Do Now: -PsychSim labs -Zombie Brain Ads assignment HW: Quiz on Unit 3B, project