ANAT 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Substantia Nigra, David Ragsdale, Raphe Nuclei
25 Sep 2018
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The readings: 5 of theme, synced with the topics of the class and will be discussed in class. The type of paper that will be arguing for a new point of view. Case they"re making is the evolutionary factors for why the cerebral cortex is built as it is. Talks about the neurobiology of moral thinking. Again, got to do with cognition: due date for each, reading assignment: Understanding how the brain processes information is based on its anatomy and architecture. Has different networks of area to process different types of information. Nervous system is divided in: cns. Nuclei: localized group of neurons who have similar functions and connections: ex: nucleus accumbens, raphe nuclei . Substantia: like nuclei but have ill-defined boundaries: ex: substantia nigra. : locus): small assortment of well definied and characterized cells. : cortex): arrays of nerve cells resembling sheets, usually organized in layers: ex: cerebral cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum.
