"specific nuclei" of thalamus
those with sensory functions such as
ventral-posterior (VP
thalamus)
touch
lateral geniculate -
vision
medial geniculate -
audition
those with motor functions
VA and VL
regions of cortex specific nuclei send their
messages
to
"nonspecific nuclei" connect to association areas of cortex
and/or
limbic
structures
anterior nuclei
medial nuclei
intralaminar and reticular nuclei
kinds of functions the nonspecific nuclei are
involved
in
seizure vs epilepsy
"primary" vs "secondary" epilepsy
generalized vs partial/focal epilepsy
characteristics of different types
generalized tonic-clonic or grand mal seizures
petit mal or absence seizures
simple partial seizures
complex partial seizures
temporal lobe or
psychomotor
seizures
aura
automatisms
treatments for epilepsy
status epilepticus
Brodmann's areas (what term refers to)
types of white matter underlying cortex
commissural fibers
projection fibers
association fibers
regions of the frontal lobe and their functions
4 motor regions (primary motor, premotor,
frontal
eye field, Broca's area)
review organization of
motor
cortex, motor homonculus
prefrontal cortex
orbitofrontal cortex
anosmia
perseveration
impairments seen after different areas of
frontal
lobe damage
different types of personality changes and
executive
function changes seen after frontal damage
what kinds of abilities are included under the
term
executive functions
differences between right and left frontal
lobes
and effects of damage
tests of behavioral inhibition and strategy
regions of parietal lobe and their functions
somatosensory cortex vs parietal association
cortex
review organization of
somatosensory
cortex, sensory homonculus
left parietal functions vs right parietal
functions
possible impairments after damage
alexia
agraphia
anomia
apraxia
acalculia
aphasia
contralateral sensory
neglect
agnosia
constructional apraxia
regions of the temporal lobe and their functions
primary auditory cortex and auditory
association
cortex; Wernicke's area in left hemisphere
complex association region of temporal lobe
limbic region of temporal lobe
brain damage which can cause amnesia
some common types of dementias
Alzheimer's disease
Lewy Body dementia
Frontotemporal dementia
Vascular dementias
the language system (Wernicke's area, angular gyrus of parietal
lobe,
arcuate fasciculus, Broca's area)
gyri where Broca's and Wernicke's areas are
found
functions of Broca's and Wernicke's
characteristics of Broca's aphasia vs
Wernicke's
aphasia
blood vessels supplying the brain
Blood vessels and sinuses draining blood from the brain
territories of 3 cerebral arteries and the functions that would be
lost arteries were damaged
ischemic vs hemorrhagic strokes
embolism vs thrombosis
ischemia
infarct
transient ischemic attack
intracerebral hemorrhage vs ruptured aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
risk factors associated with stroke
treatment approaches
angiogram