Areas in the brain Flashcards
1
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Cortical lobes
A
- central and lateral fissures divide each hemisphere into 4 lobes
- occipital lobe
- temporal lobe
- parietal lobe
- frontal lobe
2
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Neocortex
A
- six layered cortex
- pyramid cells: large multipolar neurons with pyramid shaped cell bodies and long axons
- stellate cells: small star shaped interneurons
3
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Limbic system
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- system of structures that circle the thalamus
- main structures: hypocampus, amygdala, cingulate cortex
- feeding, fighting, sexual behaviours
4
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Basil ganglia
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- organization of subcortical structures
- voluntary actions
- motor responses
- main structures: amygdala, caudate and putamen