Module 7: the brain

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Module 7: the brain

Lower Brain

limbic system- helps regulate memory, fear, aggression, hunger, and thirst

amygdala- controls emotional responses

hippocampus- proccesses new memories for permanant storage

hypothalamus- regulates body's maintenance activities (eating drinking body temp) likned to emotion

cerebellum- helps conduct voluntary movements and ballance

thalamus- sends messages to sensory recieving areas in cortex

reticular formation- controls wakefulness and arousal

medulla- controlls funtions that help you live (heartbeat, breathing)

brainstem- responsible for automatic survival functions

Cerebral Cortex

occipital lobe- includes primary sight processing areas of the brain

temporal lobe- includes hearing areas of the brain

parietal lobe- processes information

frontal lobe- involved in planning and judgement

corpus callosum- connects brain hemispheres and allows them to communicate

longitudinal fissure- divides cerebral cortex into left and right hemispheres

cerebral cortex- body's control and information proccessing center