PSY 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Midbrain, Lobotomy, Heart Rate
16 Nov 2020
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Thalamus: thalamus: the gateway to the brain, receives almost all incoming sensory information before that information reaches the cortex. Hypothalamus: hypothalamus: brain structure involved in the regulation of bodily functions, body temp, body rhythms, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels, also influences basic motivative behaviors. Hippocampus: hippocampus: associated with the formation of memories, not where memories are stored. Amygdala: amygdala: serves a vital role in learning to associate things with emotional responses and processing emotional information, where we deal with fear. Basal ganglia: basal ganglia: system of subcortical structures that are important for the planning and production of movement, includes the nucleus accumbens, which is the reward center of the brain, plays a large role in addiction. Occipital lobes: occipital lobes: regions of the cerebral cortex at the back of the brain that are important for vision, where the primary visual cortex is.
