Dr. David Schroeder's General Psyc 2013 - Psychology: Schacter, Gibert, Wegner
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| Amygdala | Part of the limbic system involved in emotion and aggression | |
| Cerebrum | Responsible for sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement | |
| Corpus Callosum | Bridge of fibers passing information between the two cerebral hemispheres | |
| Thalamus | Relay center for cortex; handles incoming and outgoing signals | |
| Cerebellum | Structure that coordinates fine muscle movement, balance | |
| Reticular Formation | Group of fibers that carry stimulation related to sleep and arousal through brainstem | |
| Spinal Cord | Responsible for transmitting information between brain and body; handles simple reflexes | |
| Medulla | Responsible for regulating largely unconscious functions such as breathing and circulation | |
| Pons | Involved in sleep and arousal | |
| Hippocampus | Part of limbic system involved in learning and memory | |
| Pituitary Gland | 'Master' gland which regulates other endocrine glands | |
| Hypothalamus | Responsible for regulating basic biological needs: hunger, thirst, temperature control | |
| Rods | cells in the retina of the eye that can function in less intense light than cones | |
| Cones | cells in the retina of the eye that function best in bright light | |
| Retina | light sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye which initiates the events that trigger nerve impulses to the brain through the optic nerve | |
| Lens | Helps refract light to be focused on the retina |
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