01:146:295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Inferior Colliculus, Superior Colliculus, Parietal Lobe

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Cell Biology and Neuroscience
• Course: 01:146:295
• Professor: J.Schjott

Document Summary

Brain anatomy and embryonic development continued 9/11/18: forebrain- develops/ expands into cerebral hemisphere. The fore brain contains structures such as the olfactory bulb, optic cup (which develops into the retina) and the optic stalk which develops into the the optic nerves. It is covered when the two hemispheres are fully developed. It is a gateway into the cerebral cortex for most of the sensory system example information from the eye, ear and skin. When these sensory information are first picked up they must first enter the thalamus, which acts as a relay station to the cerebral cortex into its designated cortical site. The sense of smell is one sense that does not relayed information through the thalamus. It has direct access to the cerebral cortex. The thalamus stops relaying sensory information when we sleep. Allowing the cerebral cortex to rest when you sleep.