PSYC 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Substantia Nigra, Basal Ganglia, Tegmentum
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White matter: the information highways of the brain. To get a sense with where the connection is in the brain. If neurones die, they cannot produce them again. In depression and anxiety, it is temporarily dysfunctional. How important it is for the left side of the brain talk to the left side. The connection from the right side to the left brain. Once you learn it, you can do it without thinking about it. Sents it to the basal ganglia - > to help you move. If damage the right cerebellum would be problem to speak. Horns span from frontal loves to temporal and occipital lobes. If damage an area in brain, the area is cleared out and filled with fluid. The fluid protects the brain from getting damage. All four are connected, and they are connected to spine too. Between the thalami (the middle part of the brain) Looking at spinal fluid helps to see brain health.
