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Neuroscience and Behavior Chapter 2

Neuroscience and Behavior Chapter 2. Structure of the Brain. The Brain is divided- most simply into 2 Parts The Upper Brain known as the CEREBRAL CORTEX The Lower Brain located underneath the cerebral Cortex is sometimes called the OLD BRAIN. LOWER BRAIN. Is the more primitive brain.

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Neuroscience and Behavior Chapter 2

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  1. Neuroscience and BehaviorChapter 2

  2. Structure of the Brain • The Brain is divided- most simply into 2 Parts • The Upper Brain known as the CEREBRAL CORTEX • The Lower Brain located underneath the cerebral Cortex is sometimes called the OLD BRAIN

  3. LOWER BRAIN • Is the more primitive brain. • Humans share this part of the brain most closely with other animals • The lower brain is in charge of basic functions of our body- particularly ones we don’t have to think about. • Body temperature, respiration, heartbeat, etc.

  4. Parts of the Lower Brain • Brain Stem • RAS • Thalamus • Medulla • Limbic System- 3 parts H-A-H • Cerebellum

  5. The Brain: Older Brain Structures The Brainstemisthe oldest part of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells and enters the skull. It is responsible for automatic survival functions.

  6. Brainstem The Medulla [muh-DUL-uh] is the base of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and breathing.

  7. Brainstem The Thalamus [THAL-uh-muss] is the brain’s sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem. It directs messages to the sensory areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.

  8. Brainstem Reticular Formationis in the brainstem and plays an important role in controlling alertness.

  9. Cerebellum The “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstem. It helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance.

  10. The Limbic System The Limbic Systemisa doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the brainstem and cerebrum, associated with emotions such as fear, aggression and drives for food and sex. It includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus.

  11. Amygdala The Amygdala [ah-MIG-dah-la] consists of two lima bean-sized neural clusters linked to the emotions of fear and anger.

  12. Hypothalamus The Hypothalamus lies below (hypo) the thalamus. It directs several maintenance activities like eating, drinking, body temperature, and control of emotions.

  13. UPPER BRAIN- Cerebral Cortex • This part of the brain is different than other lower animals • The thinking/ processing part of the brain • Divided into two hemispheres-left and right • Each hemisphere has four lobes- Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital

  14. The Cerebral Cortex The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres. It is the body’s ultimate control and information processing center.

  15. Structure of the Cortex Each brain hemisphere is divided into four lobes that are separated by prominent fissures. These lobes are the frontal lobe (forehead), parietal lobe (top to rear head), occipital lobe (back head) and temporal lobe (side of head).

  16. Functions of the Cortex The Motor Cortex is the area at the rear of the frontal lobes that control voluntary movements. The Sensory Cortex (parietal cortex) receives information from skin surface and sense organs.

  17. Visual Function The functional MRI scan shows the visual cortex is active as the subject looks at faces. Courtesy of V.P. Clark, K. Keill, J. Ma. Maisog, S. Courtney, L.G. Ungerleider, and J.V. Haxby, National Institute of Mental Health

  18. Association Areas More intelligent animals have increased “uncommitted” or association areas of the cortex.

  19. Specialization & Integration Brain activity when hearing, seeing, and speaking words

  20. The Brain’s Plasticity The brain is sculpted by our genes but also by our experiences. Plasticityrefers to the brain’s ability to modify itself after some types of injury or illness.

  21. Our Divided Brain Our brain is divided into two hemispheres. The left hemisphere processes reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, and comprehension skills. In the 1960s, it was termed as the dominant brain.

  22. Language Aphasiais an impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca’s area (impaired speaking) or to Wernicke’s area (impaired understanding).

  23. Split Brain Patients With the corpus callosum severed, objects (apple) presented in the right visual field can be named. Objects (pencil) in the left visual field cannot.

  24. Non-Split Brains People with intact brains also show left-right hemispheric differences in mental abilities. A number of brain scan studies show normal individuals engage their right brain when completing a perceptual task and their left brain when carrying out a linguistic task.

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