PSY290H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cingulate Cortex, Olfactory Bulb, Caudate Nucleus
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Critical role in the control of movement. Loosely defined widespread group of brain nuclei that innervate each other and form a network. Medial anterior part of the temporal lobe. Fiber tract that extends from the hippocampus to the mammalian body. Lying over the corpus callosum in each hemisphere. Strip of cortex found in the frontal and parietal midline. Anterior projection of the brain that terminates in the upper nasal passages and provides the primary inputs for the sense of smell. Govern motivated behaviors like sex, aggresion and to regulate the hormonal systems of the body. Paired structures to either side of the third ventricle that direct the slow of sensory info to and from the cortex. Hypothalamus (basal - bottom) aspect of forebrain. Directing all incoming sensory info to the appropriate regions of the cortex for further processing and receive instructions back from the cortex about which sensory info is to be transmitted.
