Overview of Neuroscience Flashcards
cerebrum contains…
-it is the brain
-central hemispheres
-diencephalon
brainstem contains…
midbrain, pons, medulla
rostral vs caudal of the head
rostral is towards the front
caudal is towards the back of the head
rostral vs. caudal in the spinal cord
rostral upward towards the brain and caudal downward towards the spine
gray matter does/contains…
-cell bodies of neurons
-integrates and processes information
white matter does/contains…
-axons surrounded by myelin
-exchange information
-communication between different areas of the brain
diencephalon contains..
-thalamus
-hypothalamus
-epithalamus
-subthalamus
thalamus
information relay station
hypothalamus
maintains homeostasis
epithalamus
circadian rhythm, emotions
subthalamus
movement regulation
what are the six lobes of the brain?
frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital, limbic, insular
frontal lobe
-personality
-initiation of movement, expressive language, executive functioning
-decision making
parietal
integrates sensory input, processes language
temporal
-processes auditory information
-encodes memory
-understanding language
- object recognition
-facial recognition
occipital
visuospatial processing
limbic
emotional center
-behavioral and emotional responses
longitudinal fissure location
separates cerebral hemispheres
central sulcus
separates frontal and parietal lobes
lateral sulcus
between frontal and temporal lobes
parieto-occipital sulcus
between parietal and occipital lobes
calcarine sulcus
separates occipital lobe in two
cingulate sulcus
between limbic and frontal lobes
callosal sulcus
between corpus callosum and cingulate gyrus