PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.8: Avoidance Speech, Substantia Nigra, Hindbrain
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Interact closely with several other brain structures: they relay signals to and from these structures and also help to regulate them. In fact, when allowed to press a bar attached to the electrode to initiate their own stimulation, rats would do so several thousand times an hour, often to the point of exhaustion! Limbic system a group of forebrain structures including the hypothalamus, the amygdala, and the hippocampus, which are involved in motivation, emotion, learning, and memory. Where the subcortical structures meet the cerebral cortex. Hippocampus critical for creating new memories and integrating them into network of knowledge so that they can be stored indefinitely in other parts of the cerebral cortex: ex. There are several other structures in the subcortical area, we"ll consider one more. Patients who suffer from parkinson"s disease typically show symptoms of uncontrollable shaking and sudden jerks of the limbs and are unable to initiate a sequence of movements to achieve a specific goal.
