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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain Instructor name Class Title, Term/Semester, Year Institution © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Corpus callosum Bridge of fibers passing information between the two cerebral hemispheres Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Thalamus Relay center for incoming sensory information Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Cerebrum Involved in sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Amygdala Limbic system structure involved in emotion and aggression Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Hippocampus Limbic system structure involved in learning and memory Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Cerebellum Coordinates fine muscle movement, balance Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Brain stem Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Spinal cord Transmits information between brain and rest of body; handles simple reflexes Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Reticular formation Group of fibers that carries stimulation related to sleep and arousal through brain stem Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Medulla Regulates vital functions such as breathing and circulation Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Pons Involved in sleep and arousal Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Pituitary gland “Master” gland that regulates other endocrine glands Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Hypothalamus Regulates basic biological needs: hunger, thirst, temperature control Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Introductory Psychology Concepts
The Brain - Major Structures and Their Function Amygdala Hippocampus Cerebrum Thalamus Corpus callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary gland Pons Cerebellum Medulla Brain stem Reticular formation Spinal cord
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Neural Transmission The Brain's Inner Workings - Part 1 - Structure and Function The Brain's Inner Workings - Part 2 – Cognition Neurons and how they work
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Steps in Neural Transmission Class Challenge Goal: gain a hands-on idea of how electrical information is passed along an axon for neural transmission to occur. 1 Facilitator and 12 students. Facilitator- Assign the following roles to each student in your group: electrical stimulus, dendrite, cell body, axon, myelin sheath (use four students for this one), positive ion, negative ion, terminal button, and neighboring neuron. (use the text to help you understand what each role does) Group – Students line up in the correct order of neural transmission. Facilitator – Orchestrate the group to ‘act out’ each of the steps and have each student act out their parts as you are going through the steps. Do this a couple of times until you think they have the hang of it. Next, allow the students to run through the steps by themselves. (Extra points for creativity)
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Neural Transmission Act 1
electrical stimulus dendrite cell body axon myelin sheath (use four students for this one) positive ion negative ion terminal button neighboring neuron.
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Activity Handout 2.1: Neurotransmitters
left and right brain differences in learning.m4v Activity Handout 2.3: Which Hemisphere Is It?
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Self-Talk activity BBC Brain Story - All in the Mind Happiness handout for Homework
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