Studying Cognitive
Psychology:
How the brain influences the mind
and behavior
The neural basis of learning
• Experience and Learning result in a
direct event in the nervous system
• Every brain is wired differently
• Patterns of neurons work together to
represent an event
Neural growth: How learning
occurs
Types of brain cells
• Neurons-
• Glial cells-
Brain areas to know
• Human Brain: The Cortex
• Mammalian Brain: The Limbic System
• Reptilian Brain: The Hindbrain
The Cortex
• Lobes:
– Frontal
– Parietal
– Temporal
– Occpital
• Somatosensory and Motor Cortex
• Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas
• Corpus Callosum
Left and Right Hemispheres
• Hemispheric Lateralization
• Split Brain studies
The Limbic System
• Hippocampus
• Amygdala
• Thalamus
• Hypothalamus
Hindbrain
• Cerebellum
• Pons
• Medulla
How can we study cognition?
EEG
PET
fMRI