PSY 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Substantia Nigra, Periaqueductal Gray, Superior Colliculus

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2301
• Professor: unknown

Document Summary

Navigational (geographic) and functional directions of neuroanatomy in pairs. Principle gross features of the brain include the cerebrum (hemispheres, cortex), 3 meninges (pad mater), grey, white, and reticular matter, csf and ventricles, subcortical regions, and nuclei. Principle microscopic features: neurons (cell bodies, axons/fibres), nerves and nerve tracts and glia. Take 1-2 points of meaning from each one. What point are the authors trying to make at this point in the text: example: meningitis and encephalitis. Brain damage from loss of blood flow that leads to sensory, Know causes, mechanisms, and consequences motor, or cognitive deficits: example: stroke. Good: most parts are accurately illustrated and pronounced; good for later. Shows the value of knowing the organization framework of the brain. The embryonic brain of all vertebrates is similar. Where?: evolution writes the developmental program of the brain and the developmental program evolves by adding new growth plans to the existing one review, brings (cid:498)brainstem(cid:499) to your attention.