PSYC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Autobiographical Memory, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 220
• Professor: Anne Merriwether

Document Summary

7 physical and cognitive development in early childhood. Handedness: reflects the greater capacity of one side of the brain to carry out motor skills. The rear and base of the brain is the cerebellum: aids in balance and control of body movement. Reticular formation: structure in brain stem that maintains alertness and consciousness. Hippocampus: inner-brain structure plays vital role in memory and images of space (direction) Corpus callosum: large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. Pituitary gland: located at base of brain; releasing two hormones that induce growth. Growth hormone (gh): necessary for development of all body tissues except central nervous system and the genitals. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh): second pituitary gland that prompts the thyroid gland in the neck to release thyroxine, which is necessary for brain development and for gh to have its full impact on body size.