PSYB65H3 Lecture : PsyB65-Lecture 1.docx
Document Summary
Pns - nerves to the entire body, gathers information like hot or cold and sends information out to muscles. Hindbrain - cerrebelum which is involved with sensory motor integration - taking sensation from the body n turning it into movement. Medulla - responsible for basic life processes;heartbeat and respiration. Midbrain - reticular formation - controls sleep wakefulness cycles if there is a stroke here they will be in a coma. Forebrain - thalamus - relay center so information from the spinal cord can be made more modern. Hypothalamus - responsible for eating and drinking behavior hunger and thirst, territoriality - aggression and fighting, sexual behavior so finding a mate, controlled by scent. Limbic system - amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, olfactory bulb.