The Brain Flashcards
Hindbrain - medulla oblongata
life functions; HB, circulation, breathing
Hindbrain - cerebellum
fine motor, learning, sensory discrimination
Hindbrain - reticular formation
consciousness, arousal
Hindbrain - Pons
forebrain - cerebellum
sleep, breathing, balance, taste, face expressions/sensation
Midbrain - Tectum
hearing/vision
Midbrain - Tegmentum
movement, arousal
Forebrain - hypothalamus
eating, sleeping, emotional experiences, sexual arousal
Forebrain - Thalamus
filters sensory info - threat detection
Forebrain - basal ganglia
movement - Parkinsons
Forebrain - limbic system
‘emotional brain’
emotion processing, emotion related to learning - fear, pleasure, reward
Forebrain
Complex sensory, emotional, cognitive, behavioural processes
Cerebral cortex
2 hemispheres, 4 lobes
movement, sensory patterns, symbolic thinking
Frontal lobe
thinking, planning, social skills, movement, personality, concentration, problem solving, speech
Front lobe - Broca’s area
speech, grammar
Parietal lobe
touch, spatial orientation, nonverbal thinking, pressure
Parietal lobe - somatosensory cortex
movement of hands, face
Temporal lobe
language processing, hearing, visual pattern/object recognition, facial recognition,
Temporal lobe - Wernicke’s area
speech comprehension
Occipital lobe
vision/sight
Frontal lobe - motor cortex
1:1 correspondence with body - legs, index finger, swallowing chewing
Cerebellum
fine motor, balance, coordination
