amygdala
hippocampus
cingulate nucleus
olfactory bulb
cortex
(Avery Henson Called Old Conner)
several nuclei in the brainstem
well developed connections with the hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebellum, and spinal cord.
(Help The Crazy Sister)
The RAS (reticular activating system) sends impulses to the cerebral cortex to keep it conscious and alert and filters out repetitive and weak stimuli.
Motor function: the reticular formation helps control gross motor movements and regulates visceral motor functions (vasomotor, cardiac, and respiratory) centers via autonomic centers.
alertness
drowsiness
stupor
coma
(Can Anthony Draw Shakira)
electroencephalogram (EEG)
measures with action potentials
age
sensory stimuli
brain disease
chemical state of the body
(And So Ben Cried)
declarative (fact)
non‐declarative (skill, motor and emotional) memory.
entails learning explicit information (dates, facts, etc.).
related to our conscious thoughts and our language ability
stored with the context in which it was learned.
short term memory
long term memory
a fleeting memory of the events that continually happen.
It lasts seconds to hours and is limited to 7 or 8 pieces of information.
has a limitless capacity.
Although the mechanisms are not fully understood, Long‐term potentiation is involved
temporary “register” for information while it is being used.
a memory (could be STM or LTM) that is retrieved to complete an ongoing task.
Emotional state
Rehearsal
Association
Automatic memory
(Eat Regularly Alright Anna)
is less conscious and does not retain the context in which it was learned
Instead it is best remembered by doing
Procedural (skill) – play piano (corpus striatum)
Motor – ride a bike (cerebellum)
Emotional (amygdala)
(Please ME)
Non‐Rapid Eye Movement (NREM)
Rapid Eye Movement (REM).
a quiet sleep time
muscles relax, but maintain some tone
breathing and heart rate is slow and regular
consumption of energy by the brain is minimal.
EEG shows high voltage (synchronized) waves are generated
postural muscles relaxed,
breathing and heart rate are irregular
Brain metabolism exceeds levels seen when the subject is awake.
EEG shows low voltage fast irregular waves similar to awake state