Forebrain & It's Lobes
The frontal lobe contains the (hint: there's 3)
Motor Cortex (movement)
Prefrontal Cortex (higher-level cognition)
Broca's Area (language production)
The sensory relay center of the brain (minus smell)
Thalamus
Two areas, both involved in movement, producing dopamine, mood, reward, and addiction
Substantia Nigra ("Black Substance")
Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)
Controls basic functions of life (heartbeat, breathing)
Medulla
Made up of nerves that carry messages between the CNS and the rest of the body
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
The parietal lobe contains the (1)
Somatosensory cortex (info from the senses)
System involved in mediating emotional response and memory (plus smells)
Limbic System
Degeneration of the VTA and the Substantia Nigra result in what disease
Parkinson's disease
Connects hindbrain to the rest of the brain; regulates brain activity during sleep
Pons
Part of the PNS: Voluntary action
Somatic Nervous System
Temporal Lobe contains the (2)
Auditory cortex (hearing info)
Wernicke's area (speech comprehension)
Part of Limbic System: Connects nervous system to endocrine system, regulates many things in the body, and deals w/ motivation + behavior
Hypothalamus
Nerve network that extends through the forebrain, midbrain, & hindbrain
Regulates motor activity and alertness
Reticular Formation
"Little Brain;" Controls balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills
(Also enables nonverbal learning and memory)
Cerebellum
Part of the PNS: Involuntary action
Autonomic Nervous System
Occipital Lobe contains the (1)
Primary visual cortex (visual info)
Part of Limbic System: Involved in memory processing and learning
Hippocampus
Part of the Autonomic Nervous System: fight-orflight response/stress-related
Sympathetic Nervous System
Impairment in the ability to produce or understand language
Aphasia
(Broca's = left frontal lobe = production of speech)
(Wernicke's = left temporal lobe = understanding speech)
Part of the Limbic System: Deals with emotions
Amygdala
Part of the Autonomic Nervous System: Returning the body to normal
Parasympathetic Nervous System