AP Psych Myers 6th edition Chapter 2
Subject:
Psychology [1]
Tags:
anatomy [2]
nervous system [3]
Mind [4]
Cerebrum [5]
Motor system [6]
Neuroanatomy [7]
brain [8]
Cerebral cortex [9]
Neocortex [10]
Human brain [11]
Neuron [12]
Thalamus [13]
health [14]
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR THE HUMAN BRAIN The influence of biology (sometimes called the neuroscience or biopsychological perspective) is growing. Some researchers predict that someday psychology will be a specialty within the field of biology. An understanding of the biological principles relevant to psychology is needed to understand current psychological thinking. The human brain consists of three major divisions; hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain Major Division Subdivision Structures Prosencephalon?(Forebrain) Telencephalon Neocortex; Basal Ganglia; Amygdala; Hippocampus; Lateral Ventricles Diencephalon Thalamus; Hypothalamus; Epithalamus; Third Ventricle Mesencephalon?(Midbrain) Mesencephalon Tectum; Tegmentum; Cerebral Aqueduct