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| involved in movement coordination, motor learning and sequencing functions |
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-part of ventricular system
-provides CSF circulation |
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-part of basal ganglia
-integrates input from cerebral cortex into basal ganglia processing |
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-cortical component of limbic system
-involved in emotional and cognitive processing |
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| plays role in object-recognition memory |
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-nucleus of basal ganglia
-provides principle output of basal ganglia to motor nuclei of thalamus |
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| connects hypothalamus to pituitary and contains the blood vessels and neurons that allow for communication |
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| interoceptive awareness, motor control, homeostasis, self, social emotions, emotions, salience |
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-motor tracts
-conveys cortical efferents and afferents |
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| lateral geniculate nucleus |
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| medial geniculate nucleus |
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-relays frequency, intensity, and binaural info to cortex
-detects relative intensity and duration of sound |
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| reward, pleasure, laughter, addiction, aggression, fear, placebo effect |
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| conveys visual info from retina to brain |
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| conveys visual info to diencephalon and midbrain |
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| conveys decussation axons of the optic nerve |
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-modulates pain processing
-participates in autonomic control
-surrounds cerebral aquaduct |
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-contains many ascending and descending tracts and many nuclei involved in control of vital functions
-contains nuclei for four of the cranial nerves |
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| plays a role in sexual behavior |
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| integrates input from cerebral cortex into basal ganglia processing |
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-relay station
-motor systems
-regulates sleep consciousness
-relays signals to the cingulate gyrus, cerebral cortex, motor cortex |
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-region of the brain containing many different nuclei that control reproduction, hunger, thirst, biological rhythms, body temp, fatigue, sleep, etc.
-links nervous system to endocrine system |
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