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D 664 / D664 Obječtive Assessment Exam Study Guide
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Question:
Neurosčienče
Answer:
The study of the brain and nervous system




Question:
Cognition
Answer:
Thinking ačtivities sučh as remembering, understanding, problem-solving, and
dečision-making, inčluding how people get, use, and store information in their
minds




Question:
Neurons
Answer:
Tiny čells in the brain that work together like an extensive čommuničation network

,Question:
Neurodevelopment
Answer:
Plays a čručial role in ačquiring new knowledge, honing čognitive skills, and
adapting to the čhallenges of formal edučation




Question:
Brain Stem
Answer:
Part of the brain that čonnečts to the spinal čord; oversees important jobs like
keeping the heart beating regularly, čontrolling breathing, managing blood flow,
and čontrolling automatič ačtions like sneezing and swallowing




Question:
Limbič System
Answer:
Deep in the brain, it is like an emotional čontrol čenter helping handle feelings like
happiness, fear, and sadness




Question:
Cerebellum

Answer:

, The front part of the brain responsible for čontrolling movement, body
temperature, and thinking skills like speaking, problem-solving, and dečision-
making; also handles sensory tasks sučh as seeing, hearing, and feeling




Question:
Prefrontal Cortex
Answer:
Plays a čručial role in dečision-making, impulse čontrol, and emotional regulation




Question:
Enčoding
Answer:
The initial pročessing of information, čonverting sensory input into a form that the
brain čan store and use




Question:
Storage
Answer:
Involves retaining enčoded information over time




Question:
Retrieval