PSY 332 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Reticular Formation, Basal Ganglia, Axon Terminal
9 May 2016
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Hindbrain: medulla, pons, cerebellum, regulate breathing, heartbeat and motor control that occur automatically. Coordinating center that brings together sensory information with movement. Reticular activating system: regulates our sleep and arousal systems: upward from brain stem. Hypothalamus: homeostasis, bp, body temp, body weight, fluid balance: forebrain: Limbic system: amygdala, cingulate gyrus and the hippocampus. Basal ganglia: caudate, putamen, nucleus accumbens, globus pallidus, substantia niagra, subthalamic nucleus, inhibit structures (parkinson"s, bradykinesia, huntington"s) Right: relationship of an object to other, creativity, intuition (labeling) Family studies: familial aggregation studies (proband: the family members of someone with a disorder), can be due to genetics or environment. Mz twins (identical) started as single embryo and in the first 2 weeks after conception it separates into 2 embryos, share all the genes (all environmental effects). Genetic factors are important in determining iq, moles, the age the started balding, choices over stuffs.
