PSYCH 1XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Amygdala, Parietal Lobe, Split-Brain
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Nervous system axis/ neuraxis: from head to toes- curves upwards. Dorsal: back of the axis (spinal cord), upwards (brain) Rostral: towards the top of the axis. Caudal: towards the bottom of the axis. Medial: regions at the center of the brain. Lateral: regions towards the outside of the brain. Medulla: a region in the hind brain that can be subdivided into several sub regions. Rostral (towards the top) ventral (in front of the neuraxis) medial (towards the midline of the brain) medulla. The brain has specialized structures for complex behaviours. Damage to his skull changed his personality from respectful and organized selfish, and unreliable. Lesion: a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, tumor, etc. 1825, pierre florens developed techniques for surgically removing or ablating parts of the brains of pigeons and studying these results.
