PSYB65H3 Study Guide - Pineal Gland, Grey Matter, Hemispherectomy
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Cerebral geography outer layer of the forebrain: thin/folded film of nerve tissue (cid:224) cerebral cortex (neocortex) hearing, language, musical abilities (side of the brain/thumb) (cid:224) temporal lobe executive functions/ decision making (top of brain/fingers) (cid:224) frontal lobe directing our movements toward a goal, perform a task (behind frontal lobe) (cid:224) parietal lobe visual processing (back of brain) (cid:224) occipital lobe central sulcus (lateral fissure to the top of the cerebrum), longitudinal fissure (btw hemispheres), lateral fissure (side of brain) btw the frontal lobe and the temporal lobe. Cerebral circulation bad microorganisms invade pia mater/arachnoid layer/csf symptoms include inflammation leading to delirium, drowsiness, stupor, coma early symptoms are severe headache, stiff neck/head retraction (cervical rigidity), convulsions encephalitis: infection of the brain: sleeping sickness: sleep disturbance, severe tremors, muscular rigidity, controlling body movements, caused by the death of an area in the brain called substantia nigra.
