Different Structures Within the Brain
I will be describing the different the structures and areas within the brain in detail, thalamus, hypothalamus, endocrine and limbic systems. I will also discuss the location in the brain and their functions, disorders pathology related to damage to these structures. Lastly I will describe the functions of the right and left hemispheres within the brain.
Thalamus is the subcortical structure that relays incoming sensory information to the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain (Davis & Palladino). Since so much information comes and goes out of the thalamus, it is called the brains great relay station. A larger number of nerve fibers radiate from the thalamus and route information to specific areas of the cerebral cortex (Davis & Palladino). Nerve tracts bring sensory information up the spinal cord and then through the brain stem. Now when these tracts reach the thalamus each goes to an area that is approprate for the......
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