PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Endocrine System, Peripheral Nervous System, Cerebral Cortex
9 Nov 2017
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Old brain: also called the reptilian brain, key structure: brain stem. New brain: also called the neocortex or cerebrum, outer area of brain, all folded aka cerebrum, thin, outer layer where highest functioning happens = cerebral cortex, different lobes: In charge of human behaviors: language, idea, personality, executive functions, planning. Limbic system: also called the middle brain, group of structures between cerebrum and brainstem, where feelings and emotions originate, structures in charge of communicating messages from the cerebrum to the body, emotions, social information, rewards and punishments. Peripheral nervous system: goal: communicates information between the brain to the body, communication happens via. Function like neurons in the brain electrical impulses and neurotransmitters. Nervous system is like traveling on a train neural messages can only travel to destination on the existing tracks: hormones: Released by glands of the endocrine system. Communication takes is slow and lasts a long time. Hormones enter the circulatory system so can go farther than 2 meters.
