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Neuroscience
AP Psych Brain
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medulla | Controls breathing & heartbeat |
| Pons | Helps in coordinating movement (connection between cerebellum & cortex) |
| Reticular Formation | Controls arousal & attention |
| Cerebellum | Coordinates voluntary movement & balance |
| Thalamus | Sensory switchboard; relays messages between lower brain & cortex |
| Hypothalamus | Directs maintenance activities; helps control the endocrine system; linked to emotion |
| Hippocampus | Helps process memories |
| Amygdala | Emotions (like fear & anger) |
| Corpus Callosum | Connects the two hemispheres |
| Occipital Lobe | Responsible for vision |
| Parietal Lobes | Touch & pressure; taste; body awareness |
| Temporal Lobes | Hearing; recognizing faces |
| Frontal Lobes | Personality; concentration; problem solving; speech; abstract thought; meaning of words |
| Somatosensory Cortex | In the front of parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensations |
| Motor Cortex | Area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements |
| Pituitary Gland | Master of the endocrine system; tells others what to do |
| Association Areas | Areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions |