PSYCH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Reticular Formation, Reward System, Cerebellum
9 Sep 2016
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Hind brain: vital functions ie. breathing, circulation etc damage is life threatening very small area. Reticular formation: sleep and arousal (awake) majority in mid brain, some in hind brain. Hypothalamus: regulates basic biological needs ex. hunger, thirst, temperature control also considered pleasure center. Amygdala: emotion and aggression strongly associated with the emotion fear. Cerebrum: largest and most complex component sensing, thinking, learning what makes humans, humans. Cerebral cortex: convoluted outer layer of the cerebrum. Corpus collosum: thick band of nerve bers that connect right hemisphere to left hemisphere each hemisphere controls opposite side of the body ex. writing w/ right hand is controlled by left hemisphere. Left hemisphere: control verbal processing ex. language, speech, reading and writing. Right hemisphere: non verbal processing visual, musical recognition. Split brain: cutting the brain disconnecting the two hemispheres done in people with severe epilepsy. Parietal: somato sensory touch, pain, warmth top of brain.
