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The Forebrain - Subcortical Structures
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The Forebrain - Subcortical Structures
The forebrain consists of:
- Cerebrum/Cortex: site of more intellectual activities such as memories, imagination, planning, thinking.
- Subcortical structures: site of more basic activities such as integrating sensory information, forming new memories, and regulating biological drives.
Thalamus - relay station for sensory information (except smell!).
Hypothalamus - regulation of biological drives and control of autonomic nervous system
Amygdala - basic emotional responses (fear, happiness, etc.), emotional learning, aggressiveness
Hippocampus - formation of new memories
Practice: The Forebrain - Subcortical Structures
Match the subcortical structures to their functions
A.
creation of new explicit memories
B.
emotion
C.
regulation of basic biological drives
D.
relay of sensory information
hippocampus
hypothalamus
thalamus
amygdala