HIST10014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Frontal Lobe, Caudate Nucleus, Basal Ganglia
6 Aug 2018
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4 lobes we still don"t know a lot about frontal lobe behaviour, personality some lateralised, some bi-lateralised. Left hemisphere - arithmetic, some forms of language. Neurons in one hemisphere are connected to corresponding location in the. Neurons in one hemisphere are connected to di ering location in the other. Same side, connecting between neurons in the same hemisphere. Some used in emotional response but not all. Part of the forebrain (lateral ventricles, telencephalon subdivision) Important role in movement (damage can lead to parkinsons disease etc) Major relay station for sensory inputs to cerebral cortex. Don"t fully understand what happens in this area. Damage to this part of the brain may lead to a coma or loss of consciousness. Neurons that produce dopamine found here loss of these neutrons means less dopamine. Spinal foramen - hollow channel in which spinal cord resides. 31 pairs of spinal nerves (to receive and convey information) Ventral root, ganglia, e erent, motor (muscles and glands)
