PSYC 2240 Chapter Notes -Hindbrain, Midbrain, Autonomic Nervous System
4 Jan 2012
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Another way to picture the brain is from the horizontal, sagittal and coronal planes: horizontal plane: cut the brain horizontally, sagittal: cuts the brain in half, coronal plane (frontal): cuts the brain in half, but front to back. Cns: the spinal cord is in charge of sending sensory info to the brain, and receiving motor info from the brain. The brain has 3 main divisions: hindbrain, midbrain and forebrain. Information such as vision is sent from the sensory neurons to the thalamus, which then transfers it to the cerebral cortex. Hypothalamus (located ventrally to the thalamus: conveys messages to the pituitary gland to release different hormones. Is attached to the base of the hypothalamus by a stalk of neurons and blood vessels. In response to the hypothalamus, the pituitary releases hormones to the blood stream which carries the hormones to other blood streams.
