PSYC 2650 Chapter : Readings for pages 25-40

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2650
• Professor: Baron

Document Summary

Thalamus relay station for almost all sensory information going to the cortex. Hypothalamus right under thalamus, plays crucial role in control of motivated behaviours (drinking, eating, sex) Symptoms from brain damage rely heavily on the area of damage. Hippocampus memory problems but not language problems. Occipital cortex problems in vision only y consequences also depend on which side is damaged (i. e. left side of frontal lobe likely disrupts language use while right side does not) These facts have been confirmed by using neuroimaging techniques. Ct scan computerized axial tomography use x-rays to study the brains anatomy. Pet scan positron emission tomography provide precise assessment of how blood is flowing through each region of the brain, used to study brain s functioning. In both of these, computer compares signals received by each detector and pinpoints the source of each signal, creates 3d map y.