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brain
brain anatomy and functions
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Science
Undergraduate 2
09/21/2009

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frontal lobe
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abstract thinking,planning,complex judgements,social skills,planned movement
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occipital lobe
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vision
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temporal lobe
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hearing, language,visual pattern recognition
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parietal lobe
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tactile sensations(process touch),spatial relationships,nonverbal thinking
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cerebral cortex
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newest outer layer of forebrain, 6 layers of gray matter
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basal ganglia
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collection of nuclei just below white matter of neocortex,voluntary movement. consists of caudate, putamen, globus pathdus
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limbic system
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group of structures between neocortex and brainstem, older emotion, motivation, cognition processes.consists of amygdala, hippocampus,circulate cortex
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amygdala
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emotional learning and perception
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hippocampus
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memory, spactial navigation, contextual relations
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circulate cortex
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error/conflict detection
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telencephalon
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consists of cerebral cortex,basal ganglia,limbic system
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thalamus
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integrates sensory information, motor function, sleep/wake/conciousness
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hypothalamus
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homeostatis: hormones,temperature,feeding,sex,sleep,emotion
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diencephalon
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consists of thalamus and hypothalamus
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midbrain
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consists of tectum and tegmentum
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tectum
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sensory processing,orienting movements
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tegmentum
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eye and limb movements,species specific behaviors,pain perception
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hindbrain
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cerebellum,pons,medulla
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cerebellum
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"little brain, fine complex movements,some cognition; increases w dexterity of species
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pons
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connects cerebellum to crest of brain, vital movements
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medulla
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posterior end of brain, vital functions
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