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Hind Brain

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Medulla
Pons
Reticular Formation (RF)
Cerebellum

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Medulla

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Top of spinal column
regulates heart beat, breathing, and swallowing,
Sensory from L&R cross ova here

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Pons

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Above medulla (larger)
bridges uppa and lowa parts of brain
messages from brain to body here
only see certain stuff in surroundings (poison POND)
focus on ONE thing
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Cerebellum

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Mini lookin brain my dude
fine, rapid motor movement
rapid CUcession- walkin

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Limbic system

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thalamus
hypothalamus
hippocampus
amygdala
cingulate cortex
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thalamus

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process and relay THensory info

olfactory bulbs- smell goes straight here

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Hypothalamus

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below and front of thalamus
regulates sleep, temp, thirst, hunga, sex, emotions
hormone regulation

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Hippocampus

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medial temoral lobe on each side of brain
declarative LTM
Ach responsible here

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Amygdala

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Almond shaped
by hippocampus
fear and mem of fear
FAST reaction

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Cingulate Cortex

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in cortex- above corpus callosum in frontal and parietal lobes- imp to emotional and Cognitive processing
4 regions (processing, emotional, cognitive, autonomic info)
Working mem, selective attention
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CORTEX

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cerebral hemispheres
occipital lobes
parietal lobes
temporal lobes
frontal lobes
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cerebral hemis

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covered by corpus callosum

info can go to one or both sides (bi or ipsilaterally)

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Occipital lobes

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back of cortex

VISION

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Parietal lobes

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top back
somatosensory cortex (PRETTY MUCh senses temp, touch, body position)
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somatosensory cortex

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neurons at front of lobes, process SKIN info my dude

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Temporal lobes

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behind TEMPLES

AUDITORY

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Frontal lobes

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FRONT
higher mental
medial and orbitofronal (COnnect to limbic)
motor cortex (back)
Mirror cell- fire when doin research
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medial and orbitofrontal prefrontal cortex

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voluntary

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corpus callosum

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thick touch CALLUS of fibers

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Broca’s area

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speech my dude BROCCOLI SONG (L lobe)

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Wernicke’s area

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L front temp lobe, fluent speakin

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ATTENTION

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Pre cor
basal ganglia
cerebellum
cor cal

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brain stem

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bottom, pons, medulla, pit gland- breathing, HB

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meningus

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skull MEMbranes

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basal ganglia

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MOTOR CONTROL BAlance is motor control!

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