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Specialisations of the Brain Flashcards

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What is the Cerebral Cortex imporant for?

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(Outer layer grey matter)

Sensation, movement, personality etc.

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What is the Hipppocampus important for?

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Short to long term memory

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What is the Hypothalamus important for?

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Regulation of autonomic & endocrine

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What is the Cerebellum important for?

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Balance

Coordination

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What is the Thalamus important for?

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Relay station for afferent pathways to higher brain centres

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What is the Brainstem important for?

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Organ functions

Homeostasis

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What is the Corpus callosum important for?

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Axon tracts that LINK THE 2 HEMISPHERES

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What is the Basal ganglia important for?

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Slow sustained movement

Posture

Supress tremors

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What is the Frontal lobe responsible for?

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VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT

-motor control

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What is the Parietal lobe responsible for?

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SOMATOSENSORY PERCEPTION

-touch, heat, cold etc.

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What is the Occiptial lobe responsible for?

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VISION

-retinotopic map

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What is the Temporal lobe responsible for?

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AUDITORY FUCNTION

-tonotopic map

–also orientation of head

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What is the Prefrontal cortex responsible for?

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Cognition

Planning

Complex associations

Language production

Personality

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What is the Parietal-Occipital-Temporal cortex responsible for?

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Integrating sensory info.

Language comprehension

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What is the Limbic cortex responsible for?

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Memory

Emotion

Motivation

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What are the 2 cortical association areas?

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Broca’s area

Wernicke’s area

17
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What is Broca’s area responsible for?

Where is it located?

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Involved in SPEECH FORMATION

-Located in LEFT FRONTAL LOBE

18
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What is Wernicke’s area responsible for?

Where is it located?

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Involved in SPEECH COMPREHENSION

-Located in LEFT PARIETAL-OCCIPITAL-TEMPORAL ASSOCIATION CORTEX

19
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What happens if the Parietal lobe association areas are damaged?

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Damage to RIGHT side can cause LOSS OF AWARENESS on LEFT half body

(Neglect syndrome)

Damage to LEFT side = inability to perceive objects & APHASIA

20
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What happens if the Limbic (temporal lobe) association area are damaged?

A

Damage can alter ADDICTION

(illustrating its role in providing input into the REWARD CIRCUIT in the midbrain)

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