Brain Areas 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyBiologicalUniversityAll boards Created by: ruby_wardenCreated on: 14-05-16 11:59 The hindbrain Reflex control of respiration, blood circulation etc. 1 of 27 The midbrain coordinates reflex responses to sight and sounds 2 of 27 The forebrain Receives and integrates sensory information 3 of 27 Cerebellum controls fine motor skills, attention, language 4 of 27 Medulla coordinates heart rate etc. 5 of 27 Reticular formation inside the medulla, controls sleep, wakefulness, arousal 6 of 27 Pons Relays information from cerebellum to brain, sleep, arousal 7 of 27 Tectum Orientates organism to the environment , coordinates response 8 of 27 Tegmentum Movement and arousal, pleasure seeking, motivation 9 of 27 Substantia Nigra Reward and addiction, densely packed with dopamine 10 of 27 Superior Colliculi Guides eye movement and gaze fixation 11 of 27 Inferior Colliculi Sound localization 12 of 27 The cerebral cortex Outermost layer of the brain divided into two hemispheres 13 of 27 Thalamus Relays and filter sensory information (not smell) 14 of 27 Hypothalamus Regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst, sexual behaviour 15 of 27 Pituitary Gland 'Master gland', hormone producing system, controls other glands 16 of 27 Limbic System Group of forebrain structures involved in motivation, learning, memory, emotion 17 of 27 Hippocampus Formation of new memories and integrating into stable knowledge 18 of 27 Amygdala Involved in emotional processes, formation of emotional memories, fear 19 of 27 Basal Ganglia group of sub cortical structures that direct intentional movements 20 of 27 Corpus Callosum Thick band of nerve fibres connecting the two hemispheres 21 of 27 Gyrus Raised part of cerebral cortex 22 of 27 Sulcus Groove in the cortex, fissures if deep 23 of 27 Occipital Lobe Visual processing, contains V1, posterior of brain 24 of 27 Parietal Lobe Processing info about touch, somatosensory cortex, body map, anterior to occipital lobe 25 of 27 Temporal Lobe Hearing and Language, inferior of brain, primary auditory cortex 26 of 27 Frontal Lobe Movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, judgement, motor cortex 27 of 27
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