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Mental health

Brain functions

TermDefinition
Thalamus Relay/filtering station. It receives all the input from the outside world (as well as from the cranial nerves & spinal cord); sight & hearing
Amygdala Seeks, scan and makes sure it's safe. Emotions
Basal ganglia Muscle response
Hippocampus Stores short term memory; info for 3 years. Not necessarily all accurate. In times of high anxiety; thalamus will be pushing hippocampus for facts
Limbic system Basal ganglia, hippocampus and amygdala. All 3 are working simultaneously to supply information to the thalamus
Parietal lobe *Executive secretary: receives all the information and organizes it passing it on to the frontal
Frontal lobe *Boss: planning occurs along w the decision-making process. Worrying also occurs in the frontal lobe
Pre-frontal lobe Board of directors: committee; asks the yeah-buts
Which areas show degeneration in schizophrenia? Cingulate gyrus, basal ganglia, hippocampus, thalamus, medial temporal lobe, amygdala
5 categories of brain functions: Cognition, perception, behavior, emotion, socialization
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