NEUR 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pineal Gland, Central Nervous System, Pia Mater

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Neuroscience
• Course: NEUR 2200
• Professor: Matthew Holahan

Document Summary

Medial brain view: cut down the side view into the middle. Sagittal plane: cut from back to front vertically. Horizontal plane: cut from back to front horizontally. Frontal: integrates sensory and motor function, planning. Density of cells in each layer differs. Creates grooves in order to fit into the skull. Limbic system (between neocortex and brainstem): emotions, sexual behaviours, special navigation, memory. Cytoarchitectonic map: map of neocortex based on organization structure and cell distribution. Cerebellum: controls complex movement, size of cerebellum increases with dexterity of a spe(cid:272)ies (cid:862)power house(cid:863) Reticular formation: mixture of grey and white matter, regulates sleep wake cycle. Pons: connects cerebellum to the rest of the brain, movement. Tectum (roof): sensory (visual and auditory), movements. Tegmentum (floor): eye and limb movements, pain perception. Hypothalamus: feeding, sexual, sleeping, temperature regulation, emotions, hormone function (connects to the pituitary) Thalamus: sensory and motor processing, motivation, memory. White matter: neural axons (they are covered by fat which makes them white)