| A | B |
|---|
| Hindbrain | upper part of the spinal cord, brain stem and cerebellum - primitive |
| Forebrain | largest and most highly developed part of the brain |
| Cerebellum | control of movements & rote movements |
| Cerebrum | grey matter - 4 lobes - intellect |
| Left Hemisphere | creativity, imagination, intuition |
| Right hemisphere | site of abstact reasoning maths |
| Frontal lobes | site of short term memory |
| Motor Cortex | controls voluntary movements |
| Broca's area | allows thoughts to be transformed into words |
| Parietal lobes | sensing of taste, texture, aroma, temperature, reading, arithmetic |
| Occipital Lobes | Process and link images with memory |
| Temporal lobes | site of musical memory, receive info from ears |
| Cerebral cortex | Surface layer of cerebrum and cerebellum |
| Sulci | folds which add to surface area |
| Hypothalamus | homeostasis, hunger, sex, temp, emotions, sleep. |
| Thalamus | gives and receives info from spinal cord and cerebrum |
| Hippocampus | indexes memories for long term storage/retrieval |
| Basal ganglia | initiate and integrate movements |
| Parkinson's Disease | affects cells leading to basal ganglia |
| Neurons | nerve cells, fundamental units of brain and CNS |
| Cell body | contains nucleus of neuron |
| Dendrites | receive messages from other nerve cells |
| Axons | carry signals away from cell body |
| Sheath | wraps around axon |
| Myelin | fatty molecule that insulates nerves and helps signals travel |
| Synapse | place where signal passes from neuron to another cell |
| Neurotransmitters | chemical messengers |
| Pons | bridges lower to higher parts of brain, also involved in sleep |
| Medulla Oblongata | autonomous functions |
| Reticular Formation | Midbrain - Gatekeeper of information |
| Pineal Gland | Light/ Dark switch, secretes melatonin |
| Pituitary Gland | Master Gland - hormone release |
| amygdala | emotion centre of brain - fear & agression |
| Sensory Cortex | 5 senses HQ |
| Wernicke's Area | language interpretation |
| mirror neurons | important in social cognition |
| Limbic System | Houses amygdala & hippocampus |
| example neurotansmitters | Acetylcholine, Dopamine, Glutamate, Serotonin, Norepinephrine, (GABA) |
