BIO 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Primary Sensory Areas, Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe
12 Feb 2018
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Most complex biological entity in known universe. 100 billion neurons + 1 trillion glia" support cells. Brain stem: automatic functions (breathing, temperature regulation) Cerebellum: coordinates movement equilibrium; sense of our movement in space. Hippocampus: storage of memories long-lived emotions. Amygdala: emotional control and emotional memories output of emotions. Hypothalamus: motivation and homeostasis initiator for decisions based on cravings, lust, emotions; general maintenance of internal state. Limbic system is our emotion system: production, storage and memory. Cortex is the top layer on the outer edge of the cerebrum. Where the main geographical regions of the brain are. Hemispheres: left and right (connected by tissue corpus callosum) 4 regions unique from one another: later fissure that gives a distinction between temporal and frontal lobe; central sulcus gives distinction between parietal and frontal lobe. Frontal: motor control, cognitive activities (planning, decisions, incentive: most of our thinking, processing power, speech; primary motor areas.
