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Review Psych - pkt 3

Brain structures

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Hindbrain in top part of the spinal cord medulla pons and cerebellum life support system controls basic biological functions
Medulla controls blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing can be medulla oblongata
Pons connects hindbrain with mid and forebrain controls facial expressions
Cerebellum called little brain coordinated habitual movements
Midbrain just above spinal cord controls simple movements between hind and forebrain integrates some sensory info and muscle movements reticula formation controls body's arousal and ability to focus coma if not functioning
Forebrain control thought and reason thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdale, and hippocampus
Thalamus top of the brain stem receives sensory signals, sends them to the right areas in the rest of the forebrain.
Hypothalamus next to the thalamus control metabolic functions such as body temperature,sexual arousal, hunger, thirst, and the endocrine system
Amygdala vital to emotional experiences
Hippocampus vital to memory system memories are processed, not stored, here
Cerebral cortex is wrinkled to increase surface area.
Hemispheres left and right control sensory messages and motor functions from the OPPOSITE side of the body
Frontal lobes front of the skull behind the eyes
Prefrontal cortex thought processes foreseeing consequences, pursuing goals, maintaining emotional control
Broca's area controls muscles for producing speech
Parietal contains sensory cortex receives incoming touch sensations
Occipital lobe interprets messages from our eyes in our visual cortex
Temporal lobes processes sound Wernicke's area - interprets both written and spoken speech
Brain plasticity brain is damaged then dendrites can make new connections
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