Cerebrum

cerebrum includes what
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cerebrum includes what
diencephalon
cerebral hemispheres
cerebral cortex
functions of cerebrum
language
memory
perception
visual info
nonverbal communication
voluntary movement
emotions
mind & body interactions
making decisions
consciousness
spatial relationships
diencephalon includes what structures
all terms with name thalamus in their names
the thalamus receives info from where
BG, cerebellum & other sensory systems except olfactory
other areas in the diencephalon are named for their __ relative to the __; not similarities of fx
location; thalamus
there are individual thalamic nuclei which are classified in to 3 main functional groups
- thalamic nuclei
- association nuclei
- nonspecific nuclei
thalamic nuclei convey info from __,___,___ to the __ __
sensory system (except olfactory); BG; cerebellum
cerebral cortex
association nuclei processes what
emotional, memory, or integrates types of sensation
nonspecific nuclei regulates
consciousness
arousal
attention
hypothalamus is essential for
individual & species survival because it integrates behaviors w/visceral function
i.e. e-stim of hypothalamus area causes an animal to search for & ingest food as long as the stimulation is appliedbilateral destruction of the areas associated with eating behaviors results in the refusal of food, causing starvation even when food is readily availablefunctions orchestrated by the hypothalamus include- maintaining homeostasis - eating, reproductive & defensive behaviors - emotional expression of pleasure, rage, fear and aversion - regulation of circadian rhythms in concert with other brain regions - endocrine regulation of growth, metabolism, and reproductive organsmajor structure of the epithalamus is thepineal galndpineal gland helpsregulate circadian rhythms influence the secretions of the pituitary gland, adrenal & parathyroid glands, & the islets of Langerhanssubthalamus located wheresuperior to substantia nigra of the midbrainsubthalamus is part of the basal ganglia circuit which is involved inregulating movementfacilitates BGoutput nucleisubcortical white matter: all white matter consists ofmyelinated axonssubcortical white matter fibers are classified into 3 categories- projection - commisural - association