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Brain Systems
Brain Systems and their function
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
01/20/2011

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Limbic System Structure
Definition
Cingulate Gyrus, Hippocampus, Amygdala, Fornix, Mammillary Body
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Limibc System Function
Definition
Regulates memory, emotions, appetite, autonomic and neuroendocrine control
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Basal Ganglia Structure
Definition
 Input from motor cortex.  Projects to motor cortex (via thalamus)
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Basal Ganglia Function
Definition
Regulates Motor Activity
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Basal Ganglia Damage
Definition
Parkinsons, Huntingdon's, Kinetetic Disorders
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Limbic System Damage
Definition
Deficits in consolidation of immediate recall into long-term memory
 Epileptic seizures often arise from limbic system structures in medial temporal lobe
 Emotional lability
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Diencephalon Structure
Definition
Thalamus and Hypothalamus
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Thalamus Function
Definition
Sensory Relay for all sense except smell
Gateway to the cortex
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Hypothalamus Function
Definition
Regulates hunger, thirst body temperatures, endocrine functions
Controls Pituitary Gland
Distal effects via bloodstream
Produces neural response in reaction to to hormones in blood
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Brainstem Structure
Definition
Midbrain, pons, medulla/ Reticular formation =central portion on midbrain
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Brainstem Functions
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Respiration, cardiac modulations, pain modulation, nausea and vomiting, consciousness
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Brainstem Damage
Definition
Fucked up = coma/death
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