Internal Anatomy of the Forebrain Flashcards
1
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masses of axons that connect the two hemispheres
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commissures
2
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associated axons connect regions of the same hemisphere
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interhemispheric white matter
3
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axons running to distant targets to to other distant targets
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projection of white matter
4
Q
relay station in sensory processing
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thalamus
5
Q
neuroendocrine, autonomic, and cognitive processing functions
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hypothalamus
6
Q
memory circuitry
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mammillary bodies (part of the hypothalamus)
7
Q
synthesizes melatonin
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pineal gland (part of the epithalamus)
8
Q
sub thalamus does what?
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motor processing in basal ganglia
9
Q
consolidation of short and long term memory
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Hippocampal formation
10
Q
contributes to the autonomic components of emotional behavior
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amygdala
11
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helps associate memories with emotional reactions
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amygdala
