PSYC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Autonomic Nervous System, Cerebral Cortex, Muscle Tone
9 Oct 2014
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Midbrain: between hindbrain and forebrain, reticular formation muscle reflexes, breathing, pain perception. Integrating sensory process vision, hearing: regulation of sleep and arousal. Forebrain: largest and most complex region of the brain, variety of structures, top of the brain, higher function such as decision making. Parietal lies between the frontal and occipital lobes: touch, bodily awareness. Occipital posterior region, visual processing of the basic biological needs: motivated behaviours, controls the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system, controls release of hormones, regulation of the basic biological drives. Temporal lateral region, auditory processing (language, music), memory: corpus callosum structure that connects the 2 cerebral hemispheres, nervous system relies on chemical couriers to communicate information between. Implicated in movement, attention, learning, and reinforcing drugs. Under activation: parkinson"s disease: serotonin implicated in regulation of mood, eating, sleep (dreaming), arousal, sexual activity, anxiety, and pain. Eating disorders, ocd: norepinephrine aka noradrenalin and adrenalin, modulate mood, arousal, sexual behaviour.
