The part of the brain responsible for routing all the incoming sensory information to the correct part of the brain, via the axons of the white matter.
Thalamus
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Contains the thermoregulatory centre; acts as an endocrine gland secreting hormones such as ADH; connects directly to the pituitary gland.
Hypothalamus
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Involved in laying down long term memory.
Hippocampus
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Collection of neurones responsible for selecting and initiating stored programmes for movement.
Basal Ganglia
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The lobe concerned with processing information from the eyes.
Occipital
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The lobe concerned with processing auditory information.
Temporal
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The lobe concerned with decision making, reasoning, planning and conciousness of emotions.
Frontal
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The lobe concerned with orientation, movement, sensation, calculation, some types of recognition and memory.
Parietal
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White matter composed mainly of axons. Forms connections between the two hemispheres of the cortex.
Corpus callosum
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Responsible for balance.
Cerebellum
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Relays information to the cerebral hemispheres, including auditory information to the temporal lobe and visual information to the occipital lobe.
Midbrain
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Regulates body processes that we do not consciously control, such as heart rate, breathing and blood pressure.
Medulla oblongata
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Potential of neurones to change in structure and function.
Neural plasticity
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Scan to look at structure of the brain; uses thousands of narrow beam X-rays; limited resolution
Computerised Axial Tomography
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Uses magnetic field and radio waves to detect soft tissues; hydrogen atoms in water are monitored; gives 3D image.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Provide information about the brain in action; follows oxygen uptake in the brain
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Contains the thermoregulatory centre; acts as an endocrine gland secreting hormones such as ADH; connects directly to the pituitary gland.
Back
Hypothalamus
Card 3
Front
Involved in laying down long term memory.
Back
Card 4
Front
Collection of neurones responsible for selecting and initiating stored programmes for movement.
Back
Card 5
Front
The lobe concerned with processing information from the eyes.
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