Brain Structures and Functions History of Mind In 1800, Franz Gall suggested that bumps of the skull represented mental abilities. His theory, though incorrect, nevertheless…

* Older Brain Structures The Brainstem is the oldest part of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells and enters the skull. It is responsible for automatic survival…

* The Brain Techniques to Study the Brain A brain lesion experimentally destroys brain tissue to study animal behaviors after such destruction. Hubel (1990) * Clinical Observation…

The Brain: Older Brain Structures The Brainstem is the oldest part of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells and enters the skull. It is responsible for automatic…

Limbic System Limbic System EMOTIONAL CONTROL CENTER of the brain. Made up of Hypothalamus, Amygdala and Hippocampus. Hypothalamus Hypothalamus lies below (hypo) the thalamus.…

Neuroanatomy Pinky and the Brain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5nMsXg1Lk 2 Dopamine Pathways Serotonin Pathways Medulla Oblongata Located just above the spinal cord. Involved…

The Brain Structures, Functions, and Injuries The Brain “Older” brain networks sustain ______________ functions, and enable memory emotions, and basic drives Newer neural…

Neuroscience and Behavior Chapter 2 Structure of the Brain The Brain is divided- most simply into 2 Parts The Upper Brain known as the CEREBRAL CORTEX The Lower Brain located…

The Cerebral Cortex Chapter 2, Lecture 5 ââ¦the mind is what the brain does.â - David Myers The Cerebral Cortex The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that…