A

Pons ("bridge") connects hindbrain to brain; helps to coordinate movement and control sleep

B

medulla controls automatic processes of autonomous ner. system such as breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate.

C

cerebellum ("little brain") recieves messages from structures in ear to control balance, coordination, motor skills; also for movement memories (H.M could learn new tasks but not new explicit memories)

A

Hypothalumus homeostatic processes - body temp, appetite, blood presure interface between endocrine and nervous systems linked to emotion and reward responsible for biological clock - specifically, superchiasmatic nucleus is located here! very neat

B

Amygdala experiencing emotions (fear, anger) + tying emotional meaning to memories

C

Hippocampus learning and conscious memory during sleep (sleep spindles!) memories "transferred" to cortical areas

A, B, C

Frontal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, Occipital Lobe

D, E, F

Parietal Lobe, ? ?

temporal lobe is responsible for...?

auditory perception; hearing, memory, emotion, some aspects of language.

parietal lobe is responsible for...?

processing info from senses: contains somatosensory cortex (processes touch and sensation from all around the body)

Thalamus is responsible for....?

all sensory input routed through thalamus (except! smell)

acetylcholine

muscle action, memory

dopamine

mood, sleep, learning

norepinephrine

heart, intestines, and alertness

seretonin

involved in mood, sleep

GABA

(Gamma-aminobutyric acid) involved in brain fxn, sleep

agonist

substance that binds to receptors to mimic or increase effects of neurotransmitters

antagonist

bind to receptors to block or decrease effect of neurotransmitters (caffeine)

glutamate

memory, learning

beta-endorphin

pain, pleasure