Lecture 2 - Brain and Cognition Flashcards
What makes up the CNS
brain and spinal cord
role of CNS
control centre
integration
what makes up the PNS
cranial and spinal nerves
role of PNS
communication lines between CNS and rest of body
basic makeup of brain in colours
white - white matter
grey - grey matter
black - substantial nigra
red - blood vessels
dorsal
towards back
above midbrain: superior
below midbrain: posterior
dorsal stream
how stream
stream for action
ventral
towards the belly;
above the midbrain: inferior,
below: anterior
ventral stream
what stream
conceptual/semantic processing
what is the dual stream hypothesis in?
vision, hearing, language, math etc
blood-brain barrier
semi-permeable membrane that protects the brain from harmful substances
meninges
connect brain & skull, produce CSF, host vessels to deliver blood to CNS
pia mater – arachnoid mater – dura mater
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
in ventricles & sub- arachnoid space: “brain’s cushion”, waste removal, circulation of nutrients
fissures
deep grooves that separates major regions of the brain
o transverse fissure separates cerebrum and cerebellum
o longitudinal fissure/interhemispheric fissure separates hemispheres
sulci
grooves
make up the folded surface of the cerebral cortex
gyri
folds, ridges
make up the folded surface of the cerebral cortex
pattern of gyri
- overall pattern of main gyri and sulci is not random; it is the same for humans, details may differ from one person to the other
part of brain affected in Parkinson’s
o Parkinson’s disease is a slowly progressive disorder that affects movement, muscle control and balance
* Cells destroyed particularly in substantia nigra part of brain stem
grey matter
- Surface of hemisphere/cerebellum + deep grey matter
- Cortex: outer layer of grey matter
white matter
o Long-range axons (fibres) connecting regions
o Fibres usually myelinated making them white and fast
o Fibres bundled into fibre tracts
3 types of fibres
projection, association and commissural fibres
projection fibres
connect cortex with other areas in CNS like deep nuclei or brainstem. They run vertically.
association fibres
intrahemispheric tracts - within one hemisphere, cortex-cortex connections)
* Arcuate fasciculus (Broca’s-Geschwind’s-Wernicke’s areas connections) (left pic)
commissural fibres
cross the midline, connecting the same cortical area in opposite hemispheres (right-left hemispheric connections) (right pic)