DP2 - The Forebrain Flashcards

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Location and Involvement

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-Largest part of brain (the rest of it)

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

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3 structures

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-Hypothalamus
-Thalamus
-Cerebrum

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Hypothalamus

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-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)

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Thalamus

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-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.

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Cerebrum

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

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