Behavioral Science 1.4 Flashcards
Thalamus
Except sensory information from the body except for smell and distributes impulses to the appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex
The hypothalamus
Maintains the balance within the body by controlling metabolism and body temperature and water balance. (Lateral hypothalamus, ventromedial hypothalamus, and anterior hypothalamus)
Lateral hypothalamus
Area in control of signaling eating and drinking in the body
Ventromedial hypothalamus
Provides the stop eating signal
Anterior hypothalamus
Control sexual behavior sleep and body temperature
The posterior pituitary gland
Excretes antidiuretic hormone’s and Oxytocin
The pineal gland
Secretes melatonin
Basal ganglia
Controls muscle movements in the body
Extrapyramidal system
Tracks by location through movement
The limbic system
Responsible for emotion and memory(septal nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus).
Septal nuclei
Primary pleasure center
Amygdala
Associated with defensive and aggressive behaviors
Hippocampus
Responsible for the conversion of information into long-term memory
Cerebral cortex
Outer most section of the brain most recently developed
Gyro and sulci
Bumps and folds
Frontal lobe consist of_______&_______
The prefrontal cortex and the motor cortex
Prefrontal cortex function
Supervises neurological processes tells the brain when there is something to remember not actually storing data. Example of an association area: information is provided and actions or other memories are then drawn out from the brain.
Association area
Combines multiple inputs to make difficult decisions
Projection areas
Decisions made based on rudimentary inputs avoiding obstacles with your eyes
Primary motor cortex
Initiate voluntary motor movements by sending neural signals(finer motor movements require a larger portions of the brain)
Brocas area
Responsible for speech
Parietal lobe
Second section of the brain moving back. Includes the somatosensory cortex which is responsible for processing sensory signals for touch pressure temperature in pain allows for spatial manipulation and orientation
Occipital lobe
Contains the visual cortex
Temporal lobe
It includes the auditory cortex and wernicke’s area. The auditory cortex processes sounds in the Wernicke’s area is responsible for language processing
Dominant hemisphere(usually right)
Not necessarily associated with your dominant hand used more heavily when handling human skills like language and logic and math
Non-dominant hemisphere(usually right)
Responsible for intuition creativity music cognition and spatial processing processing based on emotion
