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20 Cards in this Set
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lie between the relatively defined input (sensory) and output (motor) systems; mediate the most complex and least well characterized brain functions (emotion)
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associational
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local accumulations of neurons that have similar connections and functions
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nuclei
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sheet like array of neurons
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cortex
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axons in the CNS are gathered into
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tracts
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regulates motor performance
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basal ganglia
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stores, processes, and retrieves memories
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hippocampus
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modulates responses in conjunction with emotional states
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amygdala
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contains the basal ganglia, the hippocampus, the amygdala, and the cerebral cortex
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cerebral hemisphere
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contains thalamus and hypothalamus
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diencephalon
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preprocesses most of the info from the CNS that goes to the cerebral cortex
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thalamus
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regulates autonomic, endocrine, and visceral functions
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hypothalamus
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motor learning and motor coordination
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cerebellum
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receives sensory information from and provides motor control for the skin and muscles of the head
-conveys info between spinal cord and brain -regulates arousal |
brainstem
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contains medulla, pons, midbrain
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brainstem
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controls many lower level functions such as visual and auditory reflexes
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midbrain
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receives and processes info from and controls movement of the skin, joints, and muscles of the limbs and trunk
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spinal cord
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lobe that plans
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frontal lobe
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lobe that integrates information
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parietal lobe
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lobe responsible for learning, memory, and emotion
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temporal lobe
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lobe for visual perception
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occipital lobe
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