Continuation Of The sensory cortex in the brain
What is Wernicke's area and where is it located?
Located in the temporal and parietal lobe
- Involved in the comprehension of written and spoken language
What is the prefrontal cortex and where is it located?
Located in the frontal lobe and is the multimodal association area (most complex)
What three gray mattered structures make up the diencephalon?
1. The thalamus
2. The hypothalamus
3. The epithalamus
What three regions make up the brain stem?
1. The midbrain
2. Pons
3. Medulla oblongata
What is the primary olfactory cortex? Where is it located?
The smell cortex
- Located in the temporal lobe
What is the limbic system? What two parts does it contain?
Involved in behavioral and emotional responses
- Contains the hippocampus and the amygdala
What does the epithalamus do?
Helps regulate sleep and wake cycles
Where is the substantia nigra located?
In the midbrain
What is the vestibular cortex and where is it located?
- Located in the insula
- Responsible for awareness of balance
What is the hippocampus and where is it located? What is the amygdala?
Hippocampus is located in the temporal lobe and plays a role in learning and memory
The amygdala is the major processing center for emotions
What is the function of the thalamus?
A relay station for information coming from the cerebral cortex
What are the main functions of the brain stem?
- Control of autonomic behaviors
- Association of the cranial nerves
What is the gustatory cortex and where is it located?
Located in the insula, responsible for taste perception
What are functions of the basal nuclei?
- influence muscle movements
- Play a role in cognition and emotion (limbic system)
What is the function of the hypothalamus?
Main visceral regulating station for homeostasis
What is the function of the medulla oblongata?
- vomiting, hiccupping, swallowing, coughing, sneezing
What is the visceral sensory area and where is it located?
Located in the insula
-Responsible for conscious visceral sensations including upset stomach or a full bladder
What are Brodmann's areas?
Brodmann mapped the brain based on varied cellular structure and found 52 distinct regions
What part of the diencephalon regulates hormones and the autonomic nervous system?
The hypothalamus
What is the cerebellum?
processes input from the cortex, brain stem, and sensory receptors to provide coordinated movement of skeletal muscles
- Also involved in balance