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amygdala
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produces anxiety/fear and anger/violence
2
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hippocampus
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forms new memories, converts short term memory into long term memory
! DIFFICULTY STORING NEW MEMORIES
3
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pituitary gland
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releases hormones to trigger other glands to release their own hormones
4
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thalamus
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sensory relay station; all information from nerves sent here, directs them to somatosensory and motor cortex
5
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hypothalamus
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regulates autonomic nervous system by controlling endocrine system
regulates basic drive; thirst, sleep
ADRELANINE
6
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corpus callosum
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connects hemispheres of brain
7
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cingulate gyrus
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! ALZHEIMERS, BPD, ANXIETY ETC
8
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LIMBIC SYSTEM
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involved in behavioural and emotional responses
cerebral cortex
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