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| oldest part and central core of the brain. brainstem responsible for automatic survival functions |
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| controls heartbeat and breathing. |
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| nerve network in brainstem. important part in controlling arousal. |
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| sensory switchboard. directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in cortex and transmits replies to cerebellum and medulla |
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| doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at border of brainstem and cerebral hemispheres. associated with emotions such as fear and aggression, drives such as those for food and sex. (hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus) |
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| two lima bean-sized neural clusters, components of limbic system. linked to emotion. |
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| directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature) helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. linked to emotion. |
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| interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres. body's ultimate control and information processing center. |
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| cells in teh nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons. |
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| behind forehead. involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments |
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| top of head towards rear. receives sensory input for touch and body position |
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| back of head. includes the visual areas, which receive visual information from the opposite visual field |
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| rear of frontal lobes. controls voluntary movements. |
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| in front of the parietal lobes. registers and processes body touch and movement sensations |
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| areas in cerebral cortex not involved in primary motor or sensory functions. they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking. |
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| above ears. includes auditory areas, recieves auditory information primarily from opposite ear |
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| located within parietal lobe. sensory from thalamus to somatosensory cortex to motor. |
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