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The brain’s sensory switchboard, located The brain’s sensory switchboard, located at the top of the brainstemat the top of the brainstem

What is the thalamus?What is the thalamus?

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A ring of structures at the border of the A ring of structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebral cortex. It includes brainstem and cerebral cortex. It includes the hypothalamus, hippocampus and the hypothalamus, hippocampus and amygdala.amygdala.

What is the Limbic System?What is the Limbic System?

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An almond shaped neural cluster at the An almond shaped neural cluster at the end of the hippocampus that controls end of the hippocampus that controls emotionemotion

What is an amygdala?What is an amygdala?

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Wraps around the back of the thalamus Wraps around the back of the thalamus and helps to process new memories.and helps to process new memories.

What is the hippocampus?What is the hippocampus?

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This neural structure regulates many of This neural structure regulates many of the body’s maintenance activities such as the body’s maintenance activities such as eating, drinking, sexual arousal, and body eating, drinking, sexual arousal, and body temperature.temperature.

What is the hypothalamus?What is the hypothalamus?

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Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head. It includes primary vision back of the head. It includes primary vision functions.functions.

What is the occipital lobe?What is the occipital lobe?

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Portion of the cerebral cortex lying just Portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead involved in planning, behind the forehead involved in planning, voluntary movements and judgment.voluntary movements and judgment.

What is the frontal lobe?What is the frontal lobe?

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Portion of the cerebral cortex roughly Portion of the cerebral cortex roughly above the ears. It includes the auditory above the ears. It includes the auditory areas of the brain.areas of the brain.

What is the temporal lobe?What is the temporal lobe?

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Portion of the cortex lying at the top of the Portion of the cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear. Includes much head and toward the rear. Includes much of the association areas.of the association areas.

What is the parietal lobe?What is the parietal lobe?

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The large brand of neural tissues that The large brand of neural tissues that connects the right and left lobes connects the right and left lobes (hemispheres) and allows communication (hemispheres) and allows communication between the two sides.between the two sides.

What is the corpus callosum?What is the corpus callosum?

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The oldest part of the brain. It begins at The oldest part of the brain. It begins at the spinal cord.the spinal cord.

What is the brainstem?What is the brainstem?

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Often called the “little brain” attached to Often called the “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstem. Helps to the rear of the brainstem. Helps to coordinate voluntary movements.coordinate voluntary movements.

What is the cerebellum?What is the cerebellum?

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Intricate fabric of interconnect neural Intricate fabric of interconnect neural networks, that if ironed out would be networks, that if ironed out would be about the same size as a 11 x 17 1/8about the same size as a 11 x 17 1/8thth inch inch thick sheet of crumpled up paper.thick sheet of crumpled up paper.

What is the cerebral cortex?What is the cerebral cortex?

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Strip of brain tissue area at the rear of the Strip of brain tissue area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary frontal lobes that controls voluntary movementsmovements

What is the motor cortex?What is the motor cortex?

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Strip of brain tissue at the front of the Strip of brain tissue at the front of the parietal lobes that registers body parietal lobes that registers body sensationssensations

What is the sensory (somatosensory) What is the sensory (somatosensory) cortex?cortex?

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Damage to this area on the brainstem Damage to this area on the brainstem would be life threateningwould be life threatening

What is the medulla?What is the medulla?

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A person who has a head injury and now A person who has a head injury and now has emotional outbursts and problems has emotional outbursts and problems remembering things most probably has remembering things most probably has damage to this area.damage to this area.

What is the limbic system?What is the limbic system?

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Deciding to get a good night sleep instead Deciding to get a good night sleep instead of going to a Seattle rave with your friends of going to a Seattle rave with your friends on the eve of your SAT test probably on the eve of your SAT test probably involves this area of the brain.involves this area of the brain.

What is the frontal lobe?What is the frontal lobe?

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I can still move my legs and feet but do I can still move my legs and feet but do not walk smoothly. This probably involves not walk smoothly. This probably involves damage to this part of my brain.damage to this part of my brain.

What is the cerebellum?What is the cerebellum?

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Language is located in this side of the Language is located in this side of the brain.brain.

What is the left hemisphere of the brain?What is the left hemisphere of the brain?

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As you look at a picture, the visual image As you look at a picture, the visual image of that picture passes through this brain of that picture passes through this brain structure before being sent to the occipital structure before being sent to the occipital cortex.cortex.

What is the thalamus?What is the thalamus?

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Which part of the brain is responsible for Which part of the brain is responsible for basic thoughts and behaviors?basic thoughts and behaviors?

Lower levelLower level Limbic systemLimbic system Cerebral CortexCerebral Cortex What is the lower level?What is the lower level?

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Which part of the brain is responsible for Which part of the brain is responsible for higher level thinking?higher level thinking?

Lower levelLower level Limbic systemLimbic system Cerebral CortexCerebral Cortex What is the cerebral cortex?What is the cerebral cortex?

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This hemisphere usually controls spatial This hemisphere usually controls spatial reasoningreasoning

What is the right hemisphere?What is the right hemisphere?

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To study the two hemispheres of the brain To study the two hemispheres of the brain people look for patients who have had this people look for patients who have had this cut.cut.

What is the corpus callosum?What is the corpus callosum?

Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy

Ms. Doyle hears the word “Bae” in class and uses Ms. Doyle hears the word “Bae” in class and uses it that evening, at a work event, to refer to her it that evening, at a work event, to refer to her husband. The people standing around her look at husband. The people standing around her look at her weird. Mrs. Doyle gets angry at her friends her weird. Mrs. Doyle gets angry at her friends who are not cool and leaves the group to get a who are not cool and leaves the group to get a drink of water. Name 3 brain structures/regions drink of water. Name 3 brain structures/regions involved in this scenario and how they are used.involved in this scenario and how they are used.

Temporal lobe-hearingTemporal lobe-hearing Hippocampus-memoryHippocampus-memory Amygdala/ Limbic – AngryAmygdala/ Limbic – Angry Motor Cortex/Cerebellum – leavesMotor Cortex/Cerebellum – leaves Hypothalamus - thirstyHypothalamus - thirsty