LING 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Intermediate Area, Cerebral Cortex, Grey Matter
13 May 2017
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His structure secretes hormones that modify hormone production of other. Allows hypothalamus to hormonally control mechanisms related to survival, such as those that increase body metabolism, sexual arousal, etc. Found between lower brain areas and higher brain areas (intermediate area) Structures in this system control emotions (fear, happiness, anger) Amygdala: for judging relevance of sensory input to quickly decide whether to approach or withdraw (what to do) and an important center for the experience of fear and anger. Hippocampus: when events are expected, shuts down brain centers that control attention and arousal (relief you get when you realize something isn"t dangerous) and is extremely important for forming new memories. Damage to hippocampus results in an inability to make new memories consciously. The largest part of the human brain. Largely responsible for humans mental advantages over other animals. Consists of two halves (or cerebral hemispheres) connected by the corpus callosum (thick band of nerves)
