2. Exploring the brain Flashcards
What are the two parts of the nervous system? (Brain psychobiology)
1) central nervous system
2) peripheral nervous system
What parts of the body does the central nervous system include? (Brain psychobiology)
Brain and the spinal cord
What parts of the body does the peripheral nervous system include? (Brain psychobiology)
Nerves that travel around the body
What type of environment effects the output of the autonomic nervous system? (Brain psychobiology)
Internal
What type of environment effects the output of the somatic nervous system? (Brain psychobiology)
External
Name the parts of the brain, starting at the front. (Brain psychobiology)
- Ventral
- Rostal
- Superior (top)
- Inferior (bottom)
- Caudal (near spinal cord)
- Dorsal
What is the medulla structurally organised into? (Brain psychobiology)
Nuclei
What are the ‘pons’? (Brain psychobiology)
Part of the brain stem that has lots of connections (tracts) to pass through
Where do noradrenaline neurons originate? (Brain psychobiology)
Locus coeruleus
Where do serotonergic neurons originate? (Brain psychobiology)
Raphe nucleus
What type of structure does the cerebellum have? (Brain psychobiology)
Laminar
What is the cerebellum also known as? (Brain psychobiology)
The little brain
What two parts can the midbrain be split in to? (Brain psychobiology)
- Tegmentum
- Tectum
Where is the diencephalon located? (Brain psychobiology)
The forebrain
What are the two parts the diencephalon are separated in to? (Brain psychobiology)
- Thalamus
- Hypothalamus
What is the thalamus and what does it do? (Brain psychobiology)
‘the information hub’
It relays ascending and descending information from widespread brain areas
What does the hypothalamus do? (Brain psychobiology)
Regulates serveral homeostatic processes and links the brain to the endocine system
Where is the cerebellum located? (Brain psychobiology)
in the forebrain
What are the subcortical structures of the cerebellum? (Brain psychobiology)
- hippocampus
- basal ganglia
- amygdala
- olfactory bulb
What is compressed into the left and right hemisphere? (Brain psychobiology)
the cerebral cortex
What are the 4 main lobes of the cerebral cortex? (Brain psychobiology)
- central lobe
- parietal lobe
- occipital lobe
- frontal lobe
What does the basal ganglia control? (Brain psychobiology)
coordinating movement and motivated behaviour
What is the function of the amygdala? (Brain psychobiology)
emotional learning
What is the hippocampus important for? (Brain psychobiology)
associative learning
