PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Visual Cortex, Lateralization Of Brain Function, Auditory Cortex

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1XX3
• Professor: Joe Kim

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Note this summary note is to help you memorize some of the major areas of the brain, therefore not all lecture materials are present. Make sure you have your own notes from the lecture modules. Brain stem is the oldest part of the brain. Brain stem begins at the top of the spinal cord, and contains structures that perform many basic physiological functions. The brain stem areas are also called hindbrain. Sends information to various parts of cerebral cortex c. d. Involved in attention: arousing brain from sleep, alters cortex if anything important or unusual is detected. Structures above the brain stem occur in pairs: Is thin, dense layer of nerve cells over the cerebral hemisphere. Made up of ridges (gyri) and sulci (fissures) increase surface area of the structure. Divided into four lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobe: primary auditory cortex a. b.