Areas in the brain Flashcards

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Cortical lobes

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  • central and lateral fissures divide each hemisphere into 4 lobes
  • occipital lobe
  • temporal lobe
  • parietal lobe
  • frontal lobe
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Neocortex

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  • six layered cortex
  • pyramid cells: large multipolar neurons with pyramid shaped cell bodies and long axons
  • stellate cells: small star shaped interneurons
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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
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Basil ganglia

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  • organization of subcortical structures
  • voluntary actions
  • motor responses
  • main structures: amygdala, caudate and putamen
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