-helps coordinate voluntary movement coordinate balance Thalamus -sensory switchboard -on top of brainstem -directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex -transmits replies to the cerebrum and medulla -receives information from all senses except smell Limbic System -doughnut shaped system of neural networks -between brainstem and cerebral hemispheres - associated with emotions (fear aggression, etc.) -associated with drives (food, sex, etc.) -includes: hippo-campus, amygdala, hypothalamus and pituitary gland Amygdala -two almond shaped neural clusters -components of the Limbic System -linked to emotion Hippocampus -memory
-helps coordinate voluntary movement coordinate balance Thalamus -sensory switchboard -on top of brainstem -directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex -transmits replies to the cerebrum and medulla -receives information from all senses except smell Limbic System -doughnut shaped system of neural networks -between brainstem and cerebral hemispheres - associated with emotions (fear aggression, etc.) -associated with drives (food, sex, etc.) -includes: hippo-campus, amygdala, hypothalamus and pituitary gland Amygdala -two almond shaped neural clusters -components of the Limbic System -linked to emotion Hippocampus -memory
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