PSY362H5 Lecture Notes - Basal Ganglia, Facial Nerve, Trigeminal Nerve
Document Summary
Same set of structures involved in memory is involved with emotion. As we start looking at brains of organisms that are cognitively complex there is a hierarchy in emotional flexibility. How well you can control your range of emotions flexibilty. Starts to occur the more cognitively advanced an individual becomes. Neocortex as individuals evolve into higher cognitive capacity they begin to develop this neocortex . structure already there but you are building on. As we go up from lower mammals (ex: rat) to higher (ex: chimpanzee, human) neocortex has ability to inhibit/excite the rest of the brain. The fact that just thinking about something can cause biological responses (ex: 2 exams in one day and you start stressing cortisol increase, heart rate increase) top down processing. Neocortex is influencing how the rest of your body is functioning top down processing. Reptilian brain is considered to be the oldest basic brain but more tissue (ex in chimpanzee) has been added on.
