Basic Psych

frontal lobe

problem solving and concetration

brocas area

controls expressive speech and language processing located in the frontal lobe, specifically in the left hemisphere.

motor area

primary motor cortex that controls voluntary muscle movements.

temporal lobe

involved in processing speech information and memory.

wernicks area

controls language comprehension. located in the temporal lobe.

parietal lobe

body awareness, processes sensory information like temperature, pain and taste/smell.

left hemisphere

left side controls right side of the body~language and logic~

right hemisphere

Controls left side of the body~Creativity

cerebellum

balance and coordination

brain stem

heart rate and breathing

midbrain

top of brainstem~helps control body movement

pons

middle part of brain stem, acts like a bridge for parts of the brain ~ controls fast movement, handles balance, hearing and visual sensations

medulla

lower part of brain stem ~ controls involuntary movement, breathing and sneezing

Thalamus

hear, taste, see, feel…smell is the only exception and goes straight to the brain

premotor

prepare

motor

moves

premotor cortex

helps plan and prepare movements

motor cortex

controls voluntary movement ~ sends signals to muscles to make movement happen

prefrontal cortex

higher level thinking and decision making

brocas area

speech

superior parietal lobule

hearing and sound

pre caners region

self awareness

inferior partial lobule

combines different types of information

somatosensory cortex

sensory information from your body ~ touch, temp, pain

limbic system region

emotion and memory

auditory region

processes sounds

wernicks area

understanding language and what words mean

superior temporal gyrus

hearing and producing sounds

middle temporal gyrus

language, memory, meaning and understanding information

inferior temporal gyrus

visual recognition and identifying objects

ventral stream

what you are looking at

lateral geniculate body

relays visual information from the retina to the primary visual cortex

primary visual cortex

first major visual processing

secondary visual cortex

more complex visual procedures

sulcus

sink/groove

gyrus

bump/ridge

thalamus

helps process sight, taste, touch, hearing besides smell that goes straight to the brain

pituitary gland

hormone control center

amygdale

emotions and threats

cerebrum

higher level thinking

hypothalamus

bodies thermostat and regulator

pineal gland

sleep and waking up

hippocampus

forming new memories

cerebellum

balance and coordination

basal ganglia

movement and habits

anterior

front

posterior

back

medial

middle/inside

lateral

side/outside

ventral

bottom

dorsal

top

Medial geniculate body

hearing, sends information to the auditory cortex

lateral geniculate body

vision, takes information from retina, sends to visual cortex

medial dorsal nucleus

emotion, memory, motivation

lateral dorsal nucleus

memory and spacial orintation

lateral posterior nucleus

process sensory and visual information

reticular nucleus

regulates connection between thalamus and cerebral cortex

pulvinar

visual attention processing

anterior nuclear group

memory and emotion processing

ventral anterior nucleus (VA)

motor planning and movement

ventral lateral nucleus VL

helps voluntary movement

ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL)

pressure, pain, temp and body position

dorsal nuclei

Containing: medial, lateral and lateral posterior dorsal

Involved: cognition, memory, attention and sensory integration

head of caudate nucleus

front of the basal ganglia~movement and learning

tail of caudate nucleus

curves toward back of brain~movement and learning

putamen

deep inside next to caudate~ movement control

substania negra

midbrain~movement and dopamine

medulla o blangata

vital functions like breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

midbrain

top of the brainstem~movement, vision, hearing, reflexes and alertness

axon of transmitting neurons

a long, thin fiber that extends from a nerve cell

receiving neurons

a nerve cell that catches and accepts chemical messages sent by a other neuron.

synaptic vastitude

a tiny round sac inside the top of a nerve cell, storing chemical messages called neurotransmitters

synaptic deft

the tiny microscopic space between two nerve cells

neurotransmitter

the bodies chemical messengers

recepter

specialized protein or cells that receive signals and turns them into an action

glial cells

support cells in the nervous system

astrocytes

a large star shaped cell in the brain and spinal cord~helps protect, support and feed nerve cells

oligodendrocytes

specialized support cells in the brain and spinal cord

micro gland

the main immune cells of the brain and spinal cord

ependymal cell

a type of support cell in the brain and spinal cord

cranial 1

sensory

cranial 2

sensory

cranial 3

motor

cranial 4

motor

cranial 5

both

cranial 6

motor

cranial 7

both

cranial 8

sensory

cranial 9

both

cranial 10

both

cranial 11

motor

cranial 12

motor

olfactory

smell

optic

vision

oculomotor

eye movement and pupil reflexes

trigeminal

feeling in your face and movement when you chew

facial

face movement and taste

glossopharyngeal

throat sensation, taste and swallowing

accessory

neck movement

hypoglossal

movement, sensation and abdominal organs