PHAR 562 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Allocortex, Autonomic Nervous System, Basal Ganglia
12 Feb 2020
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For all administration-related things, see the power-point called phar 562 orientation session on. The brain has 7 main regions which are functionally distinct: The cerebral hemispheres (cerebrum): consist of the cortex, hippocampus and sub-cortical structures: Cortex: wrinkled layer, consists of 5 layers of gray matter (5 cortices) which are functionally distinct and connected by white matter. Basal ganglia: participates in motor performance (this is the part affected by. Parkinson"s and huntington"s diseases, for example: also involved in non-declarative memory (how to do things, habits) Amygdala: is part of the limbic system, coordinates autonomic and endocrine response to emotion (the diencephalon is an amalgam of sub-cortical structures as well) Hippocampus ( archicortex ): 3 layers of cortex, evolutionarily old (hence archi in. Involved in the consolidation of declarative memory (aka remembering events or facts). This is the part of the brain first affected by alzheimer"s disease. The diencephalon: contains the thalamus and the hypothalamus:
