PSYCH211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: White Matter, Wilder Penfield, Hindbrain
26 Jul 2018
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Module 2 the brain: structure and function. Structure of the brain: phylogenic division hindbrain, midbrain and forebrain. Sub-cortical structures: sit under cerebral cortex (thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus) Function: divided into 4 lobes; lobes are not connected. Ex] orientation, shape + colour, recognizing objects. Encoding & retrieval of info. from long-term memory. *executive functioning making decisions, strategizing, inhibiting inappropriate behaviour. Localization of function: faculty psychology franz gall, certain human abilities are associated w/ specific regions of the brain, these traits are auto(cid:374)o(cid:373)ous (cid:894)does(cid:374)"t i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t a trait i(cid:374) a(cid:374)other do(cid:373)ai(cid:374)(cid:895) Localized source of epileptic seizures in patients: using probe during open-brain surgery, he would search for scar tissue caused by the epilepsy, as a by-product, he mapped out the specific fns performed by various regions of the brain. Brain imaging techniques e r u d e c o r. Focused converged beams of x-rays are passed through the head through many diff. angles.
