Cortexes
The network of neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the control and information-processing center
What is the cerebral cortex?
Part of the cerebral cortex just behind the forehead; controls speaking and muscle movements, and making plans/judgments
What are the frontal lobes?
Oldest part of the brain, and is the central core of the brain that begins above the spinal cord
What is the brainstem?
two lima bean-sized neural clusters; linked to emotion and fight-flight-or-freeze
What is the amygdala?
The front of the frontal lobes, controls judgment, long-term planning, and processing new memories
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Part of the cerebral cortex somewhat above the ears; receive auditory information from the ears
What are the temporal lobes?
System located below the cerebral hemispheres and associated with emotions and reward
What is the limbic system?
Helps process explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events for long-term storage
What is the hippocampus?
Area at the back of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movement
What is the motor cortex?
Part of the cerebral cortex at the back of the head; receives information from the eyes/vision
What are the occipital lobes?
Known as the “little brain”, and is located at the rear of the brainstem. It functions in processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory
What is the cerebellum?
a structure below the thalamus; directs several automatic cues (hunger, thirst, body temperature), the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward
What is the hypothalamus?
Area of the cerebral cortex at the front of the parietal lobes that processes touch and movement
What is the somatosensory cortex?
the part of the cerebral cortex at the top & back of the head; processes sensory input for touch and body position
What are the perietal lobes?
Part of the brain at the base of the brainstem; controls functions such as heartbeat and breathing
What is the medulla?
a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus; filters information and helps with controlling arousal
What is the recticular formation?