PSYCH207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Premotor Cortex, Occipital Lobe, Cerebral Cortex
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Phylogenetic division - the division of the brain organizes brain structures in terms of the order in which they are thought to have evolved: main structures of the phylogenetic division: Hindbrain - transmits information from the spinal cord to the brain. mainly non cognitive functions. Midbrain - relay information between brain regions. mainly non cognitive functions. Forebrain - specifically the cerebral cortex as this is where the vast majority of cognition takes place. Thalamus - relay sensory information to the brain. Amygdala - regulates emotion and aggression, also modulates the strength of emotion in memories. o. Parietal lobe - spatial processing, sensing information from the body (pain, temperature, etc. ) Temporal lobe - auditory information; also involved in memory. Both hemispheres of the brain each contain these 4 lobes. Localization of function - means of mapping basic cognitive processes to the brain.