PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lateral Sulcus, Recapitulation Theory, Cerebral Cortex
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Read book normal vs. diseases brain function. 2 exams midterm (40%) & final (60%) - on both textbook & lecture: non cumulative if midterm written, cumulative if midterm not written. 2 major parts central & peripheral nervous system ( cns & pns) Pns- all other nerves expect of brain & spinal that serves rest of body all the nerves that goes out from the brain & spinal cord. No dividing line/ part b/w brain & spinal cord: spinal cord simply goes into the foramen magnum (hole in the back of brain) & continues on to the brain. When looking at brain see mostly cerebral cortex & cerebellum but there is a lot you can"t see. In turns of overall organization human"s brain look similar to that of rats, mice, cats: overall organization forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain. Hindbrain also known as metencephalon/ myelencephalon. Gold/orange colour base (fairly simple) back of brain sometime talk about it as brain stem.
