Function of structures Ch2 Flashcards
Motor Cortex
o Is to generate neural impulses that control the execution of movement.
Somatosensory Cortex
o Receives all sensory input from the body
Visual Cortex
o Process visual information
Temporal areas
o Processing sensory input into derived meanings for the appropriate retention of visual memory, language comprehension, and emotion association
Hippocampus
o Is associated mainly with memory, long-term memory. The organ also plays an important role in spatial navigation
Basal Ganglia
o control of voluntary motor movements, procedural learning, habit learning, eye movements, cognition, and emotion
Thalamus
o such as relaying of sensory signals, including motor signals, to the cerebral cortex, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness
Amygdala
o Is responsible for emotions, survival instincts, and memory
