PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hypothalamus, Brainstem
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Lecture 11: the brain part 2 : continued. Cerebelllum important for ne turning muscular movements allows us to do things smoothly it counter acts head movements and eyes coordination even if you move your head around the image you see is still smooth. Thalamus a way station that all the info goes through . it seems as though it makes certain bits of info more important then others people with damage here have problems knowing what info is important. Hypothalamus monitors a number of characterizations of the blood that ows thorough the brain controls the pituitary gland working with the hypothalamus causes certain feelings to be released. Amygdala the sense of danger and this kicks in the sympathetic system early sense of danger panic attacks come from here.
