Neuroanatomy

Neuroanatomy

1. The Hindbrain.

   • Metencephalon
     • Cerebellum
       • Cerebellar Cortex
       • Deep Cerebellar Nuclei
     • Pons
       • Reticular Formation
   • Myelencephalon
     • Medulla Oblongata
       • Reticular Formation
   • Surrounds the 4th ventricle.

2. The Midbrain.

   • Surrounds cerebral aqueduct.
   • Tectum
     • Superior Colliculi
     • Inferior Colliculi
   • Tegmentum
     • Preaqueductal Gray Matter
     • Red Nucleus
     • Substantia Nigra
     • Reticular Formation

3. The Forebrain.

   • Telencephalon
     • Cerebral Cortex
       • Frontal Lobe
         • Motor Control & Planning
         • Language
         • Decision Making
         • Response Inhibition
         • Executive Control
       • Parietal Lobe
         • Somatosensory Processing (e.g. touch, warmth, cold, pain, body position information etc.)
         • Spatial Processing.
         • Visual Association Areas.
         • Attention.
       • Temporal Lobe
         • Hearing
         • Language
         • Visual Identification of Objects
         • Memory
       • Occipital Lobe
         • Vision
       • Sensory, Motor, Higher Cognitive Functions
     • Basal Ganglia
       • Caudate Nucleus
       • Putamen
       • Globus Pallidus
       • Controls movement.
     • Limbic System
       • Limbic Cortex
       • Hippocampus
       • Amygdala
       • Learning, Memory & Emotion
   • Diencephalon
     • Thalamus
       • Relay Station
     • Hypothalamus
       • Controls Autonomic Nervous System
       • The 4 F's.
         • Fighting
         • Fleeing
         • Feeding
         • Fornicating
       • Controls the Endocrine System