Forebrain Flashcards
thalamus
sensory relay
hypothalamus
neuroendocrine function
subthalamus
basal ganglia
epithalamus
limbic/circadian rhythm
pineal gland
circadian rhythms, brain sand (melatonin release)
habenula
correlation center for olfactory stimuli
fxn of mammillary body
receives fibers for the fornix
frontal cortex
thinking and planning
parietal cortex
sensory and integration
occipital cortex
visual info
temporal cortex
auditory and memory
cingulate cortex
limic, emotion
insular cortex
taste
posterior commissure is important in
pupillary light reflex
striatum
movement
globus pallidus
movement
nucleus accumbens
reward, pleasure, laughter, addiction, aggression, fear
hippocampus
memory
septal nuclei
memory
amygdala
rage and aggression and emotional learning
the central sulcus seperates the
frontal versus parietal
wernike’s area
inferior to the lateral sulcus (part of superior frontla gyrus)
where is limbic cortex
orbital gyrus