ApPsychology test review

cerebellum

muscle coordination and balance

Cere-balance

thalamus

directs sensory information to particular areas of the brain

mus=must → you must send this

amygdala

instinctual emotional reactions(aggression and fear)

angry Amy

hypothalamus

regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, endocrine systems

hungry hippo

pituitary glands

master glands(directs the endocrine system)

hippocampus

formation of new memories

campus- collage memories

frontal lobe

emotional regulation, speaking, judgment & reason, planning and personality

parietal lobe

pain, pressure, touch sensations

temporal lobes

auditory cortex (hearing)

tempo- music

occipital lobes

visual cortex

acelycholine

memory, learning, movement

alzheimers

dopamine

movement, attention, learning, motivation, emotion

schizophrenia

seretonin

mood, hunger and sleep

depression

epinephrine

released to cope with stress, increases heart rate

non epinephrine

released in moments of danger

fight or flight

endorphines

natural opiates released in response to vigorous activity or pain

GABA

calming and sleep

inhibitory NT

glutamate

memory and learning

exploratory NT