PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Basal Ganglia, Pituitary Gland, Gestalt Psychology
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Relay system for all sensory information (except smell) Forwards information to where it needs to go. Most adults use visuals as strongest component to memory, although we have enough space to dedicate strong memory to smell (smelling an old tshirt of somebody we know) Human resources of the office: hypothalamus (4 f"s) Regulation of basic biological needs (fighting, fleeing, feeding, mating: pituitary gland. Hormonal control, particularly those that have to do with growth and production: limbic system. May have to do with the compelling feeling to check a message, social media, could possibly fulfill reward potential because of its relation to dopamine: cerebral cortex. Covers cerebral hemispheres; primarily responsible for higher mental processes (language, memory, thinking) Thin outer layer, densely packed, summit of memory, pictures. Cerebrum is comprised of two hemispheres: left and right. Corpus callosum is located between the two and gives messages. Visual, spatial, holistic, hear language , creativity, intuition.
