Physiology of psych Flashcards
The hindbrain is composed of the ____________________, (respiration, circulation), the cerebellum (learning, smooth movements, distinguishing stimuli) and the reticular formation (consciousness and sleep)
-medulla oblongata
the midbrain is composed of the tectum (visual/auditory stimuli, escaping unpleasant feelings) and _____________ (movement, linking pleasure to behaviours that reinforce reward)
-tegmentum
the forebrain consists of the hypothalamus ( eating, sleeping, sex and emotional experiences), __________ (process incoming sensory info, transmit info to other brain centres) and cerebrum
-thalamus
The ____________ has subcortical structures (limbic system and basil ganglia) and an outer layer, called the ______
- cerebrum
- cortex
The limbic system includes the septal area, _______ and hippocampus, all involved in emotion, motivation, learning and memory.
The Basil Ganglia is involved in movement, ______ and memory
- amygdala
- mood
The cerebral cortex allow for construction of ___________ movements, enables discrimination of complex patterns and capacity to think symbolically.
-voluntary
Primary areas of the cortex receive sensory info and initiate ________ movements
Association areas put together _________, ideas and plans
- motor
- perceptions
The ___________ connects both brain hemispheres. Each hemisphere consists of 4 lobes. Some functions occur in both hemispheres while others only in one hemisphere
-corpus callosum
The occipital lobe is specialised for ________
-vision
The __________ lobes are involved in sense, touch, movement and experience of body in space
-parietal
The frontal lobes are involved in coordination, attention, planning, ______________, conscience, abstract thinking, memory and personality
-social skills
The _________ lobes are involved in hearing, language and visual recognition
-temporal
_________can modify behaviour and the structure of the brain
-culture
