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| processing emotions and fear-learning |
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regulate initiation of:
- movements
- balance
- eye movements
- posture
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in left frontal lobe of 97% of humans
production of spoken & written language, language processing & comprehension |
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nucleus in basal ganglia
learning and memory and movement |
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regulates emotions & pain
response to unpleasant experiences, fear, prediction/avoidance of negative consequenes |
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thalamus, hypothalamus, & epithalamus
regulation of autonomic nervous system |
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prosencephalon
anterior part of brain
telencephalon (cerebrum, hippocampus, & olfactory lobes)
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diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus) |
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part of cerebral cortex
largest of brain's structures
higher cognitive functions
prefrontal cortex, orbitalfrontal cortex, motor and premotor cortices, & Broca's area
attention & thought, voluntary movement, decision-making, & language |
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rhombencephalon
posterior part of brain, gives rise to cerebellum & branstem |
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memory formation & spatial navigation
esp. long-term and permanent memory |
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wide range of behavioral & physiological activities
autonomic functions (hunger, thirst, body temp, & sexual activity)
integrates info from many parts of brain & responds to stimuli (light, odors, stress, & arousal) |
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amygdala, hippocampus, & hypothalamus
processing & regulating emotions, memory, sexual arousal, response to stress |
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| autonomic functions (blood pressure, respiration, & swallowing) |
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mesencephalon, part of brain stem
movement, perception, & reward-processing |
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integrating sensory info to build picture of world
integration of ventral & dorsal visual pathways, movement in response to environment, spatial perception (updated constantly), awareness of environment, object manipulation, & numbers |
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small bulb at base of brain, part of endocrine system
releases hormones such as corticotropins (ACTH) & endorphins |
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higher brain functions
executive system (planning, reasoning, & judgment), personality & emotion, assessment/control of appropriate social behaviors |
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narrow region between prefrontal & motor cortices
preparing & executing limb movements (using info from other cortical regions), learning (imitation), & social cognition (empathy) |
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many substructures
perception, face recognition, object recognition, memory acquisition, understanding language, & emotional reactions |
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relays info between cortex & brain stem and w/in cortical structures
perception, attention, timing & movement, alertness & awareness |
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fluid-filled spaces, extensions of spinal cord
cushion against brain damage & serve as landmarks for locating other structures |
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| language comprehension 97% of humans in left hemisphere & lateralized to left side |
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| link thalamus with motor cortex |
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cognitive and emotional behaviors
- reward and reinforcement
- addictive behaviors
- habit formation
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- pons
- medulla oblongata
- midbrain
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autonomic functions
- breathing
- heart rate
- blood pressure
+ reflexes |
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