AP Psychology - Parts of the Brain

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  1. Motor Cortex

Muscular Control, Coordination

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  1. Auditory Cortex

processing sound

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  1. Hypothalamus

Hunger, Thrist, Body Temperature, Circadian Rhythms

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  1. Thalamus

Emotion, Information processing

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  1. Hippocampus

Long Term Memory

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  1. Frontal Lobe

speaking, muscle movements, plans & judgements

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  1. Parietal Lobe

receive sensory input for touch and body position

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  1. Occipital Lobe

receive information from visual field

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  1. Cerebellum

sensory input, coordinating movement, balance, enabling nonverbal learning and memory

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  1. Temporal Lobe

auditory areas, info from opposite ear

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  1. Pons

sleep-wake cycle and breathing, transmit signals between your forebrain and cerebellum

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  1. Medulla

vital processes like your heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure

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  1. Pituitary Gland

secretes growth hormone

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  1. Amygdala

regulates emotional responses

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  1. Corpus Callosum

tissue connecting the two brain hemispheres

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  1. Cerebral Cortex

higher level cognitive functioning, rational decision making

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  1. Reticular Formation

controls consciousness/alertness

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  1. limbic system

several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood

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  1. sensory cortex

all of the areas in a brain that lets humans process sensory input

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  1. visual cortex

receives, integrates, and processes visual information

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