Cerebellum

* Located in back of our head-means little brain.
*coordinates muscle movements
*like tracking target

Thalamus
* In Forebrain
* Receives sensory information sends them to appropriate areas of forebrain.
* Like a switchboard.
* Everything but smell

Limbic System
* Emotional control center
* Made up of hypothalamus, Amygdala and Hippocampus

Hypothalamus
* Pea sized in brain but plays a not so peasized role.
* Body temperature
* Hunger
* Thirst
* Sexual Arousal (libido)

Hippocampus and Amygdala
* Hippocampus- is involved in memory processing
*Amygdala- is vital for our basic emotions

Cerebral Cortex
* Top layer of our brain
* Containes wrinkles called fissures increases surface area of our preain.
* Laid out it would be about the size of a large pizza

Hemisheres
* divided into a left and right hemispher
*a contralateral controlled left controls right side of bodt and vice versa
* Lefties are better at spatial and creative tasks
* righties are better are better at logic

Split-Brain Patients
* Corpus Collosum attaches the two hemispheres of cerebral cortex
*when removed you have a split-brain patient.