psych 6

Hindbrain: it is the part of the brain that contains brainstem structures that help you with survival functions, such as breathing, sleeping, arousal, coordination, and balance

Midbrain: it is on top of the brainstem and connects the hindbrain with the forebrain to transmit information to see and hear

Forebrain: it manages complex activities in the brain like sensory, associative, and voluntary motor functions

Brainstem: it is the central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it entered the skull and it responsible for automatic survival functions

Medulla: the hindbrain structure that is the brainstem's base and controls heartbeat and breathing

Thalamus: it is the forebrain's sensory control center and is on the top of the brain stem, it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas

Reticular formation: a nerve network that travels through the brainstem and into the thalamus where it filters information and plays an important role in controlling arousal

Cerebellum: the hindbrain "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem and the functions include motor functions that enable nonverbal and skill learning

Limbic system: neural system located mostly in the forebrain and is associated with emotions and drives

Amygdala: two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system, linked to emotion

Hypothalamus: a limbic system neural structure lying below the thalamus and directs several maintenance activities to help govern the endocrine system, and is also linked with emotion and reward

Hippocampus: a neural center in the limbic system that helps process conscious memories of facts and events for storage