Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Twin, Midbrain, Brainstem
31 Oct 2014
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The structure of the brain: brain stem, controls fundament, all biological function breathing, temp, medulla, pons, and cerebellum, regulate breathing, heart beat and motor control, cerebellum=balance, coordinates sensory information and movement, midbrain, figure 2. 2(cid:224) the brain stem, thalamus, relay station, directing nerve signals that carry sensory information to the cortex, hypothalamus, forebrain, homeostasis (blood pressure, cerebral cortex, 1) limbic system (generates emotion) Processes the world in a holistic manner, spatial context, creativity, imagery and intuition: each consists of 4 lobes: temporal, partial (side), occipital (back, vision) and frontal, temporal lobe, parietal lobe. The peripheral nervous system (pns: sensory somatic nervous system, cranial nerves which control sensation and muscle movement, autonomic nervous system, sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, sns (sympathetic) controls involuntary movements, activates the body and creates a bodily state of arousal that could indicate the presence of stress or anxiety, pns returns the body functioning to resting levels, figure 2. 5 in textbook.
