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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
Corpus callosumBridge of fibers passinginformation between thetwo cerebral hemispheres
Cerebellum
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
ThalamusRelay center for incomingsensory information
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
CerebrumInvolved in sensing,thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
AmygdalaLimbic system structureinvolved in emotion andaggression
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
HippocampusLimbic system structureinvolved in learning andmemory
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
CerebellumCoordinates fine musclemovement, balance
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
Cerebellum
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
Amygdala Hippocampus
Brain stemThalamus
Corpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
Spinal cordTransmits informationbetween brain and rest ofbody; handles simplereflexes
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
Reticular formationGroup of fibers thatcarries stimulation relatedto sleep and arousalthrough brain stem
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
MedullaRegulates vital functionssuch as breathing andcirculation
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
PonsInvolved in sleep andarousal
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
Amygdala Hippocampus
Pituitary gland“Master” gland that regulates other endocrineglands
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
HypothalamusRegulates basic biological needs: hunger, thirst, temperature control
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function
ThalamusCorpuscallosum
HypothalamusPituitary gland
PonsMedulla
Reticular formation Spinal cordBrain stem
Cerebellum
CerebrumAmygdala Hippocampus
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Neural Transmission
• The Brain's Inner Workings - Part 1 - Structure and Function
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C13OVRguQrQ&feature=relmfu
• The Brain's Inner Workings - Part 2 – Cognition• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1NixAppWWec&NR=1&feature=endscreen• Neurons and how they work• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FR4S1BqdFG4&feature=related
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Steps in Neural Transmission Class ChallengeGoal: gain a hands-on idea of how electrical information is passed along
an axon for neural transmission to occur.
• 1 Facilitator and 12 students. • Facilitator- Assign the following roles to each student in your
group: electrical stimulus, dendrite, cell body, axon, myelin sheath (use four students for this one), positive ion, negative ion, terminal button, and neighboring neuron. (use the text to help you understand what each role does)
• Group – Students line up in the correct order of neural transmission.
• Facilitator – Orchestrate the group to ‘act out’ each of the steps and have each student act out their parts as you are going through the steps. Do this a couple of times until you think they have the hang of it. Next, allow the students to run through the steps by themselves. (Extra points for creativity)
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Neural Transmission Act 1
• electrical stimulus• dendrite • cell body • axon • myelin sheath (use four students for this one) • positive ion• negative ion• terminal button• neighboring neuron.
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• Activity Handout 2.1: Neurotransmitters
• left and right brain differences in learning.m4v• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qi5_dANWYo
• Activity Handout 2.3: Which Hemisphere Is It?