PSYC 309 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Grey Matter, Cingulate Sulcus, Deep Structure And Surface Structure
27 Oct 2017
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Temporal lobe: auditory receptive and association areas; memory. Insula : part of the cerebral cortex buried within the lateral sulcus. synchronizes language areas. Involved in consciousness, perception, motor control, self-awareness, interpersonal experience atrophy of the left anterior insula results in progressive non-fluent aphasia. Corpus callosum : nerve fibers connecting the hemispheres . bridge of nerve fibers. Cerebral cortex : the layer (2-3 mm thick) of gray matter that forms the outer layer of the hemispheres of the cerebrum where thinking and cognition occur. Neocortex : latin for new bark; six distinct layers. (telencephalon): cerebral cortex + supporting white matter (including hippocampus & amygdala) Lobe): emotions, appetites, urges, signal relaying, memory formation. Modules beneath the corpus callosum; generally have fewer layers than the 6-layered neocortex, so it is classified as allocortex unconscious; responsible for our emotional life and formation of memories; consists of the following: Hippocampus : nucleus essential for laying down of long-term memories.
