psych vocab 1

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the wrinkled outermost layer of the brain
cerebral cortex
part of the cerebral cortex concerned with sight and hearing
neocortex
associated with reasoning, planning and other higher functions
frontal lobe
associated with movement and orientation
parietal lobe
processes sounds and language
temporal lobe
processes visual information
occipital lobe
main branch that connects the brain to the rest of the body
spinal cord
sensory information arrives here and is then sent to the cortex
thalamus
controls homeostasis, thirst, hunger
hypothalamus
associated with emotion and fear
amygdala
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associated with learning and spatial memory
hippocampus
involved in motor control, also known as little brain
cerebellum
simple structure which regulates breathing, heart rate and blood pressure
brain stem
bundle of neurons that connects the two hemispheres of the brain
corpus callosum
material which consists of the body of neurons
grey matter
material which consists of the axons of neurons
white matter
key conduit for nerve signals to and from your body. helps control heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure
medulla oblongata
part of frontal, sends messages to muscles and glands
primary motor cortex
registers sensory messages from the entire body
primary somatosensory cortex
separates the PSC from the PMC
central fissure
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