Brain Flashcards
Thalamus
Top of brain stem
Directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex
Medulla
Base of brain stem
Controls life support functions like breathing
Cerebellum
Attached to the rear of the brain stem
Controls Voluntary movements and balance
Hypothalamus
Below thalamus
Directs body functions like hunger and temp
Hippocampus
In limbic system near amygdala
Processes near memories
Cerebral Cortex
Wrinkled outer surface
Information processing center
Amygdala
Controls emotions like fear and joy
Longitudinal fissure
Divides right and left hemispheres
Limbic system
Structures at top of brain stem
Regulate functions like memory, emotion, body functions.
Includes hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus
Corpus Callosum
Rubber bandy thing
Connects brain hemispheres and carries messages between them
Frontal lobe
Includes motor cortex
Involved in advanced cognitive abilities like planning and judgement
Parietal Lobes
Above occipital loves
General processing and association
Occipital Lobe
Back of head
Visual processing
Temporal Lobes
Above ears
Auditory cortex
Motor Cortex
Controls voluntary movements
Rear of frontal lobes
Somatosensory Cortex
Front of parietal lobes
Registers and processes body sensations
Broca’s Area
Left hemisphere frontal lobe
Muscle movements involved in speech
Wernicke’s Area
Left temporal lobe
Language comprehension and expression
Plasticity
The brains capacity for modification
Ex: reorganization after damage to brain
Brain Stem
Oldest part of brain
Where spinal cord enters
Responsible for automatic survival functions
Case Study
An observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
