Nsci 434 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

"coup" vs "contrecoup" - "coup"= place where actual insult happens (ex: if something hits your forehead then part of the brain right there may show damage) "countrecoup"= opposite place of brain that can show damage even though actual insult didn't happen there because if something hit you then your brain can be stretched and moved around and hit other areas 10% of axons in the optic nerve go where - superior colliculus 5 basic tastes - salty, sweet, bitter, sour, umami a lesion ...