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Cognitive Science Exam 2 Questions and Answers
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where does most processing relevant to our course takes place in the brain - Answers -
forebrain
function of forebrain - Answers -The cognitive functions:
perception, attention, language, explicitly memory, problem solving, reasoning, large
part of motor control
function of midbrain - Answers -homeostasis, endocrine, respiration, heart rate
Hindbrain function - Answers -motor control, signal transduction
almost all of that relevant (to us) processing takes place in which part of the forebrain -
Answers -cerebral cortex
what separates the 4 main cortical lobes - Answers -Central sulcus and lateral sulcus
where are the different sulci - Answers -
where are the different lobes of the brain - Answers -
frontal function - Answers -Reasoning
Planning
Some speech
Movement
Emotions
Problem solving
Parietal function - Answers -Movement
Attention
SENSES
Occipital function - Answers -vision
Temporal function - Answers -hearing
explicit memory
some speech
How are neurons structured - Answers -Dendrites: input
, body: Integration
Axon: output
how are neurons connected - Answers -synapses
how is the electrical charge oriented in a neuron at REST - Answers -inside: more neg
outside: more pos (more NA+ and K+)
how can you measure resting potential - Answers -difference in charge between
electrodes (one inside and one outside)
what happens to the charge when a dendrite receives a signal - Answers -inside
becomes positive and outside becomes negative BRIEFLY, then the positive potential
can travel to the output of neuron
how does the charge briefly change when a dendrite receives a signal - Answers -ions
can temporarily pass through
voltage gated ion channels - Answers -open when certain membrane potential is
reached, then MORE ions pass through
the arrival of a nerve impulse along an axon leads to the release of what into the
synapse - Answers -neurotransmitters
excitatory vs inhibitory neurotransmitters - Answers -excitatory: continue the signal to
next neuron
inhibitory: stop signal from continuing
Why do some cognitive scientists not seem to care much about the anatomy or
physiology of the brain? - Answers -They view of cognitive systems as functional
systems: focus on WHAT IT DOES
Don't focus on how it's built..
multiple realizability - Answers -a given function can be implemented in many different
ways
ex. pac man can work on a MAC or a PC, dif machines but they still work the same
How does John Searle, of the Chinese room argument, have a position that strongly
contrasts with the functional systems position - Answers -the 'beer can and tennis ball
machine' from the video is almost exactly the same as the 'brain simulator' from the
'brain simulator reply' to his argument
here is debate about the role of understanding ____ in cognitive science - Answers -
Neural Implementation
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