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the central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord
swells as it enters the skull
MEDULLA
VITAL FUNCTIONS:
Breathing
Blood circulation
Swallowing
Urination
THALAMUS
Relays messages
CEREBELLUM
RETICULAR FORMATION
Widespread connections
CEREBELLUM
HYPOTHALAMUS
eating
drinking
body temperature
linked to emotion
AMYGDALA
THALAMUS
CEREBRAL CORTEX
FRONTAL LOBES
the executive
PARIETAL LOBES
OCCIPITAL LOBES
TEMPORAL LOBES
APHASIA
BROCAS AREA
WERNICKES AREA
Broca Expression
Aphasias
HEMISPHERIC SPECIALIZATION
LEFT
Symbolic thinking
(Language)
Detail
Literal meaning
RIGHT
Spatial perception
Overall picture
Context, metaphor
BRAIN PLASTICITY
Brain injuries
SENSATION
The process by which the central nervous system receives input from
the environment via sensory neurons
Bottom up processing
PERCEPTION
Top-down processing
Vision electromagnetic
Hearing mechanical
Sensory cortex
Taste chemical
Temporal lobe
Touch mechanical
Occipital lobe
Smell chemical
Olfactory bulb
Orbitofrontal cortex
Vomeronasal organ?
Parietal lobe
Temperature heat
Inner ear
Nociception pain