The Biology of Mind; The Brain
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Brainstem | Responsible for many automatic survival functions |
| Medulla | Controls heartbeat and breathing |
| Reticular Formation | Important part in controlling arousal |
| Thalamus | Sensory switchboard directs messages to cerebellum and medulla |
| Limbic System | Associated with emotions just as fear and aggression and food and sex drive. |
| Amygdala | Linked to emotion almond shaped very small |
| Hypothalamus | Helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland linked to emotion |
| Cerebral Cortex | Body's ultimate control and information processing center |
| Glial Cells | Support, nourish, and protect neurons previously underestimated |
| Frontal Lobes | Involved in speaking, muscle movements, making plans and judgments |
| Temporal Lobes | Includes the auditory areas each of which receives auditory information from the opposite ear |
| Parietal Lobes | Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; includes the sensory cortex |
| Sensory Cortex | Area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensation |
| Association Areas | Areas that are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking and speaking |
| Broca's Area | Controls language and expression the ability to form sentences |
| Wernicke's Area | Controls language and reception the ability to process language |
| Corpus Callosum | Connects the brain hemispheres and allows messages across hemispheres |
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