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Psych 100

Exam 1

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Frontal Lobe: Preforms Executive Functions and coordinates functions of other parts of the brain
Parietal Lobe Touch Info, integrates vision or touch
Temporal Lobe Processes auditory info, language and autobiographical memory
Occipital Lobe Processes Visual info
Thalamus Conveys Sensory info to cortex
Hyptholamus Oversees endocrine and autonomic nervous system
Amygdala Regulates arousal and fear
Hippocampus Processes Memory
Midbrain Tracks visual stimuli and reflexes triggered by sound
Pons Conveys info between the cortex and cerebellum
Medulla Regulates breathing and hearbeats
Forebrain (Cerebrum) Advanced Intellect
Cerebral Hemispheres 2 parts of the cerebral cortex
corpus callosum large band of fibers connecting cerebral hemispheres
cerebral cortex responsible for analyzing sensory processing and higher level reasoning
frontal lobe motor function,language, memory and planning
Motor Cortex Part of the frontal lobe responsible for movement
Prefrontal Cortex (Frontal Lobe) Part of the Frontal Lobe responsible for thinking, planning and language
Broca's Area (Prefrontal Cortex) Language are of Prefrontal Cortex that helps control sppech production.
Pareital Lobe Touch and perception
Temporal Lobe Hearing, understanding, learning and memory
Wernicke's area Involved in understanding speech
Occipital Lobe (cerebral cortex) Vision
Primary Sensory Cortex (cerebral cortex) Initial processing of the senses
Association cortex (cerebral cortex) integrate simpler functions to preform more complex ones
Basal Ganglia (Forebrain) Help Control Movement
Limbic System Emotional Center of the brain- plays rolls in smells, motivation and memory
thalamus gateway from sense organs to the primary sensory cortex
Hypothalamus Temp Regulation-- maintains an internal state
Amygdala (limbic system) Fear, arousal, excitement
Brain Stem Between spinal cord and cerebral cortex, that contains the midbrain, pons, and medulla.
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