Forebrain Flashcards
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Forebrain
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Most important in understanding cognition, consists of diencephalon and cerebrum
2
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Diencephalon
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Major structure: thalamus. Main switch board of the brain. All stimuli goes through here except for smell
3
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Cerebrum
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Limbic system
Basal ganglia
Olfactory bulbs
Cerebral cortex
4
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Limbic system
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Consists of hippocampus: memory and spatial processing
and amygdala; important for emotional processing
5
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Basal ganlia
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Involved in many cognitive functions. Main nuclei:
Putamen
Caudate nucleus
Globus Pallidus
6
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Olfactory bulbs
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Processing of olfactory info (smell)
