DP2 - The Forebrain

Question 1

Location and Involvement

Answer 1

-Largest part of brain (the rest of it)

-Regulates complex cognitive processes such as learning memory, emotion and personality

Question 2

3 structures

Answer 2

-Hypothalamus
-Thalamus
-Cerebrum

Question 3

Hypothalamus

Answer 3

-Influences behaviours associated with basic biological needs (hunger, thirst, sleep)

-Regulates the release of hormones from various glands in the body (through its control of the Pituitary Gland)

Question 4

Thalamus

Answer 4

-Filters all senses. (Except smell (processed through the thalamus.))

-Regulate arousal through the reticular formation. Damage to thalamus results in lowered arousal, ranging from lethargy to coma.

Question 5

Cerebrum

Answer 5

-Consist of the outer cerebral cortex and is responsible for almost everything we consciously think, feel and do.