NEURO FUNCTION Flashcards
The function of the Amygdala
The amygdala is involved in the processing and regulation of emotions,
particularly fear and aggression. It also plays a role in the formation and storage of
emotional memories.
The function of the Hippocampus?
The hippocampus is crucial for the formation, consolidation, and retrieval of
new memories, particularly declarative and spatial memories. It helps in the encoding of
information and the transfer of memories to long-term storage.
The function of the Hippocampus?
: The hippocampus is crucial for the formation, consolidation, and retrieval of
new memories, particularly declarative and spatial memories. It helps in the encoding of
information and the transfer of memories to long-term storage.
What is the function of the Thalamus?
The thalamus serves as a relay station for sensory information, relaying signals
from various sensory systems. It is involved
in processing and filtering sensory inputs before they reach higher brain regions.
What is the function of the Cingulate Cortex?
The cingulate cortex is involved in regulating emotions, attention, and
decision-making. It plays a role in cognitive control and the experience of pain.
What is the Limbic System?
It plays a crucial role in regulating various emotional and motivational behaviors, as
well as memory formation and certain aspects of the autonomic nervous system
Purpose and location of the Limbic system.
The region of the brain
believed to be responsible for emotions is formed by a physical border between the
hypothalamus and the cerebrum.
Latin meaning of Limbic.
Arising from
the Latin word limbus, meaning edge.
Mold Triggers Brain Inflammation
Brain inflammation in the hippocampus the area of the brain that governs memory, learning, and the sleep-wake cycle.
Decreased neurogenesis, or the formation of new brain cells.
Impaired memory.
Increased sensitivity to pain.
Increased anxiety.
What is the function of the insula?
The insula controls autonomic functions by regulating the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. It has a role in regulating the immune system plus plays a role in taste and visceral sensation
Where is the INSULA?
The insula (Latin for “island) is a small region of the cerebral cortex located deep within the lateral sulcus, a large fissure separating the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe.
What is the function of the Hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus helps produce hormones that regulate heart rate, body temperature, hunger, and the sleep-wake cycle.
Where is the Hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus is located in the ventral brain above the pituitary gland and below the third ventricle.
What is the function of the precuneus posterior cingulate cortex?
The posterior cingulate cortex receives major inputs from parietal cortical areas that receive from the dorsal visual stream and somatosensory areas and is involved in spatial processing, action in space, and some types of memory (
