PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Event-Related Potential, Radioactive Tracer, Wilder Penfield
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Ventral fro(cid:374)t of the a(cid:454)is or (cid:862)to the (cid:271)ell(cid:455)(cid:863) Because of the curve in the neuraxis: level of head, dorsal is up, level of spinal cord, dorsal is to the back. Rostral towards the top of the axis. Caudal towards bottom of the axis. Locations in the brain that are more: central or towards the midline of the brain = medial, outside of the brain = lateral. The above terms can be combined to locate a very specific brain region: ex. Medulla region in hindbrain can further be divided into several subregions: one subregion = rostral ventral medial medulla. Vast majority of what is known about the nervous system comes from work with animals, tissues or more reduced preparations. Neuroscientist are interested in case studies of accidental brain injury which can link anatomy with associated cognitive and behavioural deficits. Case study of phineas gage (1848: foreman of a railway construction crew.
