01:830:346 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bulimia Nervosa, Long-Term Memory, Reticular Formation
17 Sep 2018
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How a person"s circle grows as they go through life. Very old and one of the first things to develop with humans. Controls our life sustaining actions (heart rate, breathing, swallow) Fun fact: snipers are told to shoot at a person"s brain stem bc with one shot, the person goes down. One of the relay stations for sensory info. Respiration, autonomic actions (i. e. coughing, vomiting, swallowing) Limbic system - processes emotion; relates to mental illness. Amygdala - an almond shaped structure that relates to fear. Hippocampus - located near the amygdala, so it can store traumatic memories. Turns short term memory into long term memory. Hypothalamus - coordinates with the pituitary gland; known as the brain of the brain. Thalamus - relay station for incoming sensory info. Pituitary gland - the master gland and controls most of the body"s hormones and neurotransmitters. Basal ganglia - contains a lot of dopamine receptors.
