Discuss the major brain structures involved in hearing analysis/comprehension
psychology
Description
- Discuss the major brain structures involved in hearing
analysis/comprehension. Explain for each major structure what problems in
hearing and/or analysis/comprehension would arise if they were
damaged.
- Discuss the major brain structures involved in movement: their role
and what problems might arise if there were damage to each.
- What are the stages of sleep? Describe the pattern one observes,
the activity that occurs during each stage, and what adverse effect a
person might experience with significant alterations to each stage of
sleep.
- Discuss circadian rhythms, the pineal gland and
melatonin. What implications do circadian rhythms have for
people whose work requires them to continually rotate work shifts?
- Discuss the mechanisms and structures of visual learning and
discuss the mechanisms and structures of auditory learning.
- Discuss the signs and symptoms of amnesia and its possible
causes/mechanisms.
- What areas/mechanisms are involved in speech production and
comprehension? Discuss the major speech problems, their signs and
symptoms, and possible causes/mechanisms.
- What areas/mechanisms are involved in writing and
reading? Discuss the major problems related to reading and writing,
their signs and symptoms, and possible causes/mechanisms.
