12.1 Cortex 1

Question 1

What is the archicortex, what is its role and what does it connect with?

Answer 1

Hippocampus
Particular role in memory of places and spatial relationships; where you are in the environment
Has connections with medial thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala and entorhinal cortex

Question 2

What is the paleocortex, what is its role and what is the input and output?

Answer 2

Cingulate and parahippocampal gyri
Representations of pain and emotional sensations
Input from other areas of Cx, principle output through limbic pathway

Question 3

What is the role of the entorhinal cortex?

Answer 3

Recieves information from all areas of the neocortex, and especially from multimodal association areas and is teh major interface between the hippocampus and the neocortex in processing learning and memory

Question 4

What is the role of the hippocampus

Answer 4

STM - LTM

Question 5

What is the role of the amygdala?

Answer 5

modulates aggression and rage

Question 6

How many layers does the Cx have?

Answer 6

6

Question 7

Which layer do cortical areas interact with eachother?

Answer 7

2 and 3

Question 8

Which layer does the primary sensory Cx input?

Answer 8

4

Question 9

Which layer has the output to M1?

Answer 9

5 and 6

Question 10

What layer does the thalamus input into?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

Which layer has its output to the thalamus?

Answer 11

6

Question 12

What are the 3 types of cortex?

Answer 12

Archicortex
Paleocortex
Neocortex