PSYC 2800 Lecture Notes - Peripheral Nervous System, Traumatic Brain Injury, Soltyrei
12 Dec 2012
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Forebrain: prominent in birds and mammals with big brains, including ourselves. It"s responsible for most of our conscious behaviors. Brainstem: source of behavior in simpler animas such fish, amphibians and retiles. It"s responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors. Hemispheres: forebrain has 2 nearly symmetrical halves, called hemispheres. Cerebral cortex: outer layer of brain tissue surface composed of neurons. Temporal lobe: located at the side of brain and is responsible for functions of hearing, language and musical abilities. Frontal lobe: responsible for executive functions like decision making. Parietal lobe: located at the top of the skill, behind the frontal lobe and above the temporal love. Its functions include directing our movements toward a goal or to perform a task, such as grasping an object. Minimally conscious state (mcs): condition in which a person can display some rudimentary behaviors, such as smiling, or utter a few words but is otherwise not conscious.
