1. Divisions of the Brain Hindbrain
Medulla -- controls autonomic function
Cerebellum -- fine tunes muscle coordination
Pons -- sleep/wake cycles

3. Midbrain Reduced in Humans
Reticular System -- the triage system of the brain, decides what deserves attention

4. Forebrain
Cerebrum
Thalamus--transmits incomming sensory information and limbic system info to higher centers
Limbic System --center for drives and primitive emotions
Hypothalmus -- controls heat, water balance regulates emotions
Amygdala-- emotional response to the environment and stereotypic behavior I.e. fear
Hippocampus--emotions and long term memory

7. Cerebral Cortex Main Processing Center 50 to 100 billion neurons
Cortex is outer layer with cell bodies of neurons
Divided into frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal lobes
Corpus callosum connects the hemispheres

10. Brain and Mind Right Brain/Left Brain Differences
Studies of Roger Sperry
right side of brain non verbal, but better at musical skills, face and pattern recognition, spacial visualization
Gender differences
Retraining possible

11. Memory Working Memory and Long Term Memory
Working memory may be electrical or chemical
Long Term Memory requires permanent synaptic connections.

12. Sensory Receptors Provide the input of information
All receptors act as amplifiers
All receptors act as transducers
they change chemical, electromagnetic, mechanical energy into a train of action potentials
Receptors are tuned to the lower range of stimulus strength
Receptors present relative information