JAPAN 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Reticular Formation, Periaqueductal Gray, Hypothalamus
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Fissure: larger furrows in the cortex: central fissure, lateral fissure, longitudinal fissure. Gry: ridges between fissures: precentral gryus, postcentral gryus, superior temporal gyrus. Temporal: identifies complex visual patterns, hearing language, responsible for some memory. Parietal: helps with locating objects and our bodies, direct our attention, sensations from body ( touch) Occipital: helps to analyse the visual input to guide our behaviour. Frontal: motor function, cognitive functions, evaluate outcomes of patterns. Limbic system: important to regulate our motivated behaviour. The 4 f ( flee, feed, fight, mate) Thalamus: receive and process sensory information and forward it to the appropriate place. Massa intermediate: connects the two lobes of the thalamus. Hypothalamus: responsible for the regulation of motivated behaviour ( sex, food, sleep) It regulates the release of hormones via the pituitary glad. It helps to orientate the body towards or away from visual stimuli. Periaqueductal gray: mediate pain reducing effects of drugs. Whatever you need for dancing: coordination, rtym, control movement.
