Psychology 2030A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Twin, Infor, Basal Ganglia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Two main parts of the nervous system. Medulla, pons, and cerebellum (regulate breathing, heartbeat and motor control, balance) Thalamus (brain"s relay station, directing nerve signals that carry sensory information to the. Hypothalamus (homeostasis) - keeps everything operating smoothly. Limbic system - emotions arise: fear, love, happiness. Amygdala, cingulate gyrus and hippocampus (memory) - deals primarily with emotions and impulses. Hippocampus - memory formation -- linked with memory deficits. Higher cognitive functioning (reasoning, abstract thought, perception of time and. Left side: language, cognitive functioning -- process in linear and logical manner. Right side: spatial, creative, and intuitive -- processes in a holistic manner. Temporal lobe - understanding auditory and verbal infor, and verbal memory. Parietal lobe - integrates sensory information from various sources: visuospatial processing. Frontal lobe - reasoning, impulse control, judgement, memory, problem solving (controls. Corpus callosum - allows both hemispheres to communicate emotion) Works in conjugation with the nervous system.