subcortical structures

Question 1

THALAMUS

Answer 1

relays and filters info from the senses and transmits it to the cerebral cortex

Question 2

How does the thalamus filter info? (2)

Answer 2

By giving more weight to some inputs and less to others

& Closes pathways of incoming sensations during sleep

Question 3

HYPOTHALAMUS

Answer 3

Regulates body temp, hunger, thirst, and sexual behaviour

Question 4

What can lesions to the hypothalamus result in?

Answer 4

Overeating or lack of hunger

Question 5

PITUITARY GLAND

Answer 5

master gland; releases hormones to direct the function of other glands

Question 6

LIMBIC SYSTEM

Answer 6

a group of forebrain structures (inc amygdala and hippocampus) involved in motivation, emotion, learning and memory

Question 7

HIPPOCAMPUS

Answer 7

critical for creating new memories and integrating them into a network of knowledge for storage

Question 8

What can damage to the hippocampus create?

Answer 8

Dysfunctional short term memory

Question 9

AMYGDALA

Answer 9

Central role in many emotional processes, particularly emotional memory / attaches significance to previously neutral events

Question 10

BASAL GANGLIA

Answer 10

set of subcritical structures that direct intentional movements

Question 11

What may happen when the striatum in the basal ganglia is undersupplied with dopamine?

Answer 11

Parkinson’s disease