Brain Notes
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Brain Notes
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Tools for Viewing Brain Structure and Activity
EEG Electroencephalogram measures electrical
currents across the brain Measure brain activity
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Tools for Viewing Brain Structure and Activity
CT scan Also called a CAT scan Computerized axial
tomography X-ray of brain tissue Shows brain structure
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Tools for Viewing Brain Structure and Activity
PET scan Positron Emissions
Tomography Patients drinks
radioactive glucose and image shows areas of brain activity.
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Tools for Viewing Brain Structure and Activity
MRI Magnetic Resonance
Imaging Exposes brain to
magnetic field Shows brain structure
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Tools for Viewing Brain Structure and Activity
fMRI functional MRI Uses magnetic field Not harmful Shows brain structure
and activity
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Make a Venn Diagram:
SHOWS STRUCTURE
SHOWS FUNCTION
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Organization of the Nervous System
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Types of Neurons Sensory Neurons –
Afferent Neurons Carry the message from
the sense organs to the CNS
Interneurons Make up the CNS
Motor Neurons – Efferent Neurons
Carry the message from the CNS to the muscles or glands
Remember – SAME (sensory = afferent, motor = efferent)
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The Brain Gray matter – areas
of the CNS with high concentrations of cell bodies; outer surface of cerebrum (cerebral cortex)
White matter – areas of the CNS with mostly myelinated axons; inner part of cerebrum
Glial cells – cells in the brain that nourish and protect neurons
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Brain Stem Medulla – where spinal
cord meets the skull; controls heartbeat and breathing
Pons – above the medulla, this also controls involuntary functions.
Reticular formation– bundle of nerves running through the brainstem; controls arousal; filters irrelevant background information from senses; modulates pain.
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Thalamus
Pair of egg-shaped organs above the brainstem; receives information from the senses (EXCEPT FOR SMELL) and relays it to the rest of the brain.
Thalamus
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Cerebellum
Controls balance and coordination
In the rear of the head, behind the brainstem
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Limbic System Amygdala – two
almond shaped structures; influence fear and aggression (monkeys and cats)
Hypothalamus – below the thalamus; regulates hunger, thirst, body temp, sex, fight-or-flight; triggers the pituitary (the “master gland”); reward center
Hippocampus – behind the amygdala; memory
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Cerebral Cortex
Controls information processing; wrinkled to increase surface area
Composed of 8 lobes (4 on each side)
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Frontal Lobes
Located in the forehead regionIncludes the motor cortex (part of brain that controls voluntary movement)
Includes Broca’s area (needed for forming words; located in left hemisphere only)
Broca’s aphasiaAssociation
areas in this region – judgment, planning, processing new memories
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Parietal Lobes
Located on the top and rear of head
Contains the sensory cortex (part of brain that registers and processes tactile information (phantom limb)
Contains the angular gyrus (left hemisphere only) which is involved in converting written words into sound
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Occipital Lobes
Located in the back of the head
Contains the visual cortex
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Temporal Lobes
Located on the sides of head, above ears
Receives and processes auditory information
Includes Wernicke’s area (left hemisphere only) - part of brain involved in understanding language
Wernicke’s aphasia
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Corpus Callosum
bundle of nerves connecting the left and right hemispheres
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Name that brain part