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"Anne the landscape artist is standing at her easel,
painting with her right hand as she looks out the window at
her garden. She's listening to classical music as she paints."
| Structure |
Function |
| left motor cortex |
controls right hand |
| visual cortex |
used for vision |
| auditory cortexes |
used for hearing music |
| right hemisphere (association areas?) |
spatial ability for painting |
| thalamus |
relays sensory information |
| left sensory cortex |
feeling the paintbrush |
| cerebellum |
coordinates moving arm |
Q&A
using motor cortex
left, right or both?
"Crazy Eddie, the professional wrestler, is in the ring wrestling.
The crowd is yelling and his opponent is taunting him.
Eddie yells back at his opponent. The two of them are
out of breath and sweating profusely. They continue their
well-orchestrated series of wrestling moves."
| Structure |
Function |
| both motor cortexes |
move |
| both sensory cortexes |
touch |
| visual cortexes |
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| right hemisphere (association areas?) |
spatial ability for wrestling |
| Wernicke's area |
understanding taunts and yells |
| Broca's area |
yells |
| frontal areas (association) |
planning moves |
| thalamus |
sensory relay |
| medulla |
regulates heart and breathing |
| amygdala |
aggression and ear |
| reticular formation |
controls arousal |
| cerebellum |
balance and coordination |
| hypothalamus |
regulates temperature |
| hippocampus |
memory for moves |
Q&A
students state that Crazy Eddie, the wrestler, is using his sensory cortex
because he is relying on his sense of touch to wrestle his opponents.
When asked whether he is using the sensory cortex in his right or his left
hemisphere, many students choose only one rather than both must be operating.
"Jill is a law student studying for her exam.
She is reading about violent rape and murder cases.
She is snacking on popcorn and drinking coffee."
| Structure |
Function |
| hippocampus |
remembering and learning |
| Wernicke's area |
understanding taunts and yells |
| amygdala |
aggression and ear |
| right hemisphere (association areas?) |
spatial ability for wrestling |
| hypothalamus |
regulates hunger and thirst |
| angular gyrus |
reading |
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