Subcortical Structures Flashcards
T/f all structures are cell bodies (grey)
False- some grey and some are tracts (white)
What does subcortical mean
Directly inferior to the cortex itself
Main purpose of thalamus
Primarily sensory relay stations
Modulates sensory input, sensation, sensory feeeback, sensory interpretation
Inter grates w/ attention and memory systems
Where is thalamus
Lateral to either side of 3rd ventricle, deep to parietal lobe
Primary job of basal ganglia
Motor editing stations
Modulates motor planning, motor editing, motor refinement, speed direction
What structures are part of basal ganglia
Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus
Ant/post view
Lots of swoops
Lateral view from coronal cut
See lots of dots
What does thalamus nuclei and basal ganglia have
Lots Of clusters of cell bodies
What does basal ganglia intergrate with
Pyramidal system
