Blueprint ID | Learning Objectives |
8365 | Describe the major brain regions including the limbic system |
8366 | Describe the role of the limbic system in mediating emotions, mood, motivation, memory and executive function (planning, decision making) |
8367 | Know the major phylogenetic types of cerebral cortex and the parts of the cortex each comprise. |
8368 | Describe the basic cytoarchitecture of neocortex: # of layers, main cell types, types of outputs and inputs. Explain the significance of long association bundles. |
8369 | Explain what columnar organization of the cortex means. |
8370 | Identify and understand functions/lesions of somatosensory association cortex, temporal lobe, frontal lobe (motor, premotor, prefrontal). |
8371 | Explain the concept of cerebral dominance and what we have learned from people with "2 brains". |
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