Parts of the brain Flashcards
forebrain
cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system, thalamus, hypothalamus
midbrain
colliculi
hindbrain
cerebellum, medulla oblongata, reticular formation, pons
cerebral cortex
complex perceptual, cognitive, and behavioral processes
basal ganglia
movement
limbic system
emotion and memory
thalamus
sensory relay center
hypothalamus
hunger and thirst, emotion
inferior colliculi
auditory reflexes
cerebellum
refined motor movements
medulla oblongata
heart, vital reflexes
reticular formation
arousal and alertness
pons
communication within the brain, breathing
superior colliculi
visual reflexes
EEG
electroencephalogram, electrodes on scalp to measure electrical activity
rCBF
regional cerebral blood flow, increased blood flow to areas at work
CT/CAT
computed tomography, multiple x rays processed together to form 3D image
PET
positron emission tomography, radioactive sugar injected and uptake monitored
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging, map H dense regions of the body
fMRI
functional magnetic resonance imaging, map areas of increased blood flow
lateral hypothalamus
hunger center
ventromedial hypothalamus
satiety center
interior hypothalamus
sexual center
posterior pituitary
ADH and oxytocin release
pineal gland
melatonin release, circadian rhythms
amygdala
defensive and aggressive behavior
hippocampus
memory and learning
septal nuclei
pleasure center
anterior cingulate gyrus
higher order connive processes via connection to frontal and parietal lobes
frontal lobe
prefrontal cortex and motor cortex and Broca’s area
prefrontal cortex
executive function and attention, association area
motor cortex
precentral gyrus, commotion, projection area
parietal lobe
somatosensory cortex, orientation and spatial processing
occipital lobe
visual/striate cortex
temporal lobe
auditory cortex, wernicke’s area
Dominant hemisphere
letters, words, language, speech, reading writing, arithmetic, complex motion
non dominant
direction, geometry, faces, music, emotions
nucleus accumbens
motivation
feature detectors
serial processing where increasingly complex aspects of stimulus are serially processed
Bottom up processing
Parallel processing
use of multiple pathways to convey information about the same stimulus. (ex: Doral/Where? and ventral/What?)