BIO 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Occipital Lobe, Parahippocampal Gyrus, Long-Term Memory
3 Sep 2020
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Hidden island of cortex behind the temporal lobe. The cingulate cortex includes the entire cingulate gyrus, which lies immediately above the corpus callosum, and the continuation of this in the cingulate sulcus. Most of the information processing of the cerebrum. Considered the emotional control center and the home of our personality. Primary motor cortex conscious control of skeletal muscles. Map of surface cortex of the brain homunculus. Represents relative cortical area used to process info to and from receptors of that area. Primary somatic sensory cortex is in the parietal lobe. Different parts mature at different rates during adolescence. Decrease in gray matter (cell bodies) between 5-20. Areas that mediate executive functioning mature alter than areas responsible for basic. 3 themes from neuroimaging research in adolescents. Brain cells, their connections, and receptors for neurotransmitters peak during functions childhood then decline in adolescence. Balance among frontal (executive-control) and limbic (emotional systems. Cost benefit analysis vs visceral and visual ethics.
