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Corpus Callosum By Ericka Marshall & Kassie Moore

Latin for “Tough Body”. Corpus Callosum By Ericka Marshall & Kassie Moore. Location of Corpus Callosum?. Underneath the cerebrum at the center of the brain. Example to remember the Corpus Callosum!. What is the Corpus Callosum made up of?. Largest connective pathway 200 million nerve fibers

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Corpus Callosum By Ericka Marshall & Kassie Moore

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  1. Latin for “Tough Body” Corpus CallosumBy Ericka Marshall & Kassie Moore

  2. Location of Corpus Callosum? • Underneath the cerebrum at the center of the brain.

  3. Example to remember the Corpus Callosum!

  4. What is the Corpus Callosum made up of? • Largest connective pathway • 200 million nerve fibers • Connects left & right hemisphere • “Communication”

  5. Communication!

  6. Connects between left and right hemisphere!

  7. Story of Kim Peeks life through his eyes!

  8. Function of the brain? • Communication between the Brain Hemisphere • Eye Movement • Maintaining the Balance of Arousal and Attention • Tactile Localization

  9. Eye movement? • Right Eye connected to Left Hemisphere • Left Eye connected to the Right Hemisphere

  10. Maintaining the Balance of Arousal and Attention? • Attention • Alert • Aroused • Aware of your surroundings

  11. Example of Arousal and Attention in the Corpus Callosum

  12. Tactile Localization? • Hand-eye coordination

  13. Types of Behaviors that the corpus Callosum controls? • Children with autism have a smaller corpus callosum.

  14. How does this part of the brain work? • Transfers the following: • Motor information • Sensory information • Cognitive information • “ALL THROUGH LEFT & RIGHT HEMISPERES!”

  15. Connected to other parts of the brain? • In the middle of the fowllowing: • Left Hemisphere • Right Hemisphere • Acts as a strong bond

  16. Received, Processed, & Sent out? • Receive: information from both the left and right hemisphere • Processed: Left hemisphere= Right hemisphere Right hemisphere = Left hemisphere • Sent out: Body is sent information on what both the hemispheres want them to do.

  17. Discovery of the Corpus Callosum? • In 1961, a 41-year-old policeman complained about the following: • Headaches • Nausea • Vomiting • Forgetful • Confused

  18. Early Research? • Corpus Callosum bigger in women or men?

  19. If the Corpus Callosum was injured? • Little, if any communication between the left and right brains can occur with AgCC • What you see out of your left eye goes to the right side of your brain and vice versa, but the speech center is located on the same side as the eye • Causes: Prenatal infections or viruses, genetic abnormalities, toxic metabolic conditions, blocking of growth to the Corpus Callosum • Many people with the disorder are healthy, but some have siezeres or need other medical attention

  20. Symptoms • Disorder does not change • Symptoms: • Clumsiness • Oversensitivity to certain things but high tolerance for pain • Challenges with social interactions • Limited insight to own behavior

  21. Current Research? • Studying emotional responsiveness and social cognitive in adults with “AgCC” • Does the brain adapt in different ways to compensate for the missing Corpus Callosum?

  22. http://biology.about.com/od/anatomy/p/corpus-callosum.htm http://cnsvp.stanford.edu/atlas/corpus_callosum.html http://www.nodcc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27 http://hubel.med.harvard.edu/book/b34.htm Work Cited

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