centre of emotions and motivation. Takes information from the thalamus and perceives it as a threat or not if its damaged things that are threatening wont produce fear response
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Corpus callosum
connects the left and right hempshpheres together lack of the corpus callosum could lead to more reckless behaviour
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cerebellum
the back of the brain
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the hypothalamus what does it do?
maintains regulation of temperature linked to aggressive behaviour in males via production of testosterone
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the mid brain what does it do?
links amygdala with hypothalamus with pre frontal cortex co ordinates and integrates behavioural responses to perceived stressors such as threat
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Front
what does the amygdala do?
Back
centre of emotions and motivation. Takes information from the thalamus and perceives it as a threat or not if its damaged things that are threatening wont produce fear response
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