Psychology Vocabulary:
Structures and Functions of the Brain.
Amygdala: Processes inform...
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Psychology Vocabulary:
Structures and Functions of the Brain.
Amygdala: Processes information related to fear and survival. Involved in emotional awareness and regulation.
Basal Ganglia: Coordinates with the thalamus and motor areas to plan movement.
Cerebral Cortex: The outermost layer of the brain responsible for complex functioning and consists of the four lobes.
Cerebellum: Plays a role in motor coordination.
Frontal Lobe: An area of the cerebral cortex involved in higher-order cognitive processing, personality, and voluntary muscle movement.
Hippocampus: Role in memory.
Hypothalamus: involved in eating, drinking, sex, emotions, and stress. Role in controlling the endocrine system.
Medulla: Controls breathing, heart rate and reflexes.
Occipital Lobe: An area of the cerebral cortex involved in visual perception.
Parietal Lobe: An area of the cerebral cortex involved in sensory information, attention, and spatial location.
Pons: Controls sleep and arousal.
Reticular Formation: Role in arousal and patterned movement.
Temporal Lobe: Involved in memory, processing sound, and language processing.
Thalamus: Transfers information to the appropriate structures in the forebrain.
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