GRAY MATTER - The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of the central
spinal cord.
The working part of the brain and the focus of psychiatry and neurology.
Associated with learning.
Changes are linked to Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder.
Contains nerve cells and dendrites
WHITE MATTER - Contains nerve fibers that connect neurons from different regions into functional
circuits.
Considered a transit system
Myelin
Damage to myelin can impact transmission which can impact sensory, motor function, and cognition.
Abnormalities are associated with autism and vascular dementia.
CENTRAL SULCUS - Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
FRONTAL LOBE - Associated with movement, intelligence, abstract thinking, the ability to organize,
personality, behavior, and emotional control
, BROCA'S AREA - Speech
TEMPORAL LOBE - Involves object identification and auditory signals
Short-term memory, speech, auditory signals, and smell recognition
Contains the limbic system, amygdala, and hippocampus
Disorders can cause WERNICKE'S aphasia, dementia, affective disorders, and ADHD
CEREBELLUM - Coordination
WERNICKE'S AREA - Speech comprehension
OCCIPITAL LOBE - Primary visual area
Back part of the brain
Damage to this area causes inability to form visual memories
B/L lobe damage results in the inability to recognize items by sight even though vision is normal
Seizures in this lobe can cause hallucinations such as lines of color
PARIETAL LOBE - Keeps us alert to what is gaining on around us
The middle part of the brain
Responsible for proprioception
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