The Human Brain

The Central Core

Cerebellum: Motor Control

Brain Stem: Pons: Sleep, arousal Reticular Formation: Sleep,

arousal, attention Medulla: unconscious

functions (i.e. breathing) Which part of the nervous

system?

Thalamus: Relay station for the senses

Hypothalamus: Homeostasis What other important

function does this organ perform?

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Limbic System

Controls eating, aggression, and reproduction

Consists of: Amygdala Hippocampus Fornix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system

The Cerebral Cortex

Memor

4 Major Lobes Frontal Parietal Temporal Occipital

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Frontal Lobe•Frontal lobes:• Emotions• Thinking• Memory• Personality

•Motor Area• Voluntary

movement

•Broca’s Area (Speech production)

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Parietal Lobe Memory of

objects, uses, and directions

Somatosensory Area

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Temporal Lobe Hearing, Speech,

and Memory

Wernicke’s area (Speech Comprehension)

Auditory Area

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Occipital Lobe Visual area

Visual association area

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Hemispheres Symmetrical halves of the brain

Lateralization: the dominance of one hemisphere of the brain in specific functions Example: Language

Left Hemisphere: Verbal Functions i.e. speaking, reading, thinking,

reasoning

Right Hemisphere: Nonverbal Functions i.e. spatial relationships,

recognition of patterns, music and emotional expression

http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_wade_psychology_7/4/1087/278465.cw/index.html

Studying the Brain

EEG: Electroencephalogram

PET: Positron Emission Tomography

fMRI: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

TMS: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Imaging

http://www.csulb.edu/~cwallis/482/fmri/fmri.html