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Hormones and Brain Parts
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Psychology
11th Grade
12/08/2013

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Adrenaline
Definition
Arousal, Fight or Flight, Tend & Befriend
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Cortisol
Definition
Arousal, Stress, Pain, Control, Memory
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Melatonin
Definition
Regulation of sleep
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Oxytocin
Definition
Parents to offspring, mates, etc
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Testosterone & Estrogen
Definition
Development, Emotion, Aggression
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Brain stem
Definition
Automatic survival functions
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Medulla
Definition
Base of brain stem, controls heart beat and breathing
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Reticular formation
Definition
Nerve network in brain stem, plays important role in controling arousal
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Thalamus
Definition
The brains sensory switchboard, located on top of the brain stem
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Cerebellum
Definition
Mini brain at rear of brain stem, helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance
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Limbic system
Definition
Doughnut shaped system of neural structures at border of brain stem and cerebrum, associated with emotions such as fear, aggression, and drives for food and sex. Includes hypopcampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus.
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Amygdala
Definition
Two almond shaped neural clusters linked to emotions of fear and anger
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Hypothalamus
Definition
Lies below the thalamus. Directs several maintenence activities like eating, drinking, body temperature, and control of emotions. Helps govern endocrine system via pituitary gland
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Cerebral Cortex
Definition
The body's ultimate control and information processing center
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Motor Cortex
Definition
Rear of the frontal lobes. Controls voluntary movements
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Sensory Cortex
Definition
Receives information from skin surface and sense organs
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Visual Cortex
Definition
Receives visual information
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Auditory Cortex
Definition
Receives sound information
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Broca's area
Definition
Controls speech muscles via the motor cortex
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Wernicke's area
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Interprets auditory code
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Right Hemisphere
Definition
Perceptual tasks. Controls left side of body and receives information from left eye
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Left Hemisphere
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Linguistic tasks. Controls right side of body and receives information from right eye.
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