Sagittal Sections 2

Descending Corticospinal and Corticobulbar tracts- nerve fibres that deal with motor function

Dentate Nucleus- Links the cerebellum with the rest of the brain, and has a serrated, tooth-like edge

Caudate Nucleus- involved with motor processes, but also growing evidence for it being involved in sensory and cognitive processes- Middleton & Strick (2000)

Choroid Plexus- produces cerebrospinal fluid

Fornix- carries signals from the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies (that handle the limbic system)

Amygdala- handles memory, decision making, and emotional reactions

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

Globus Pallidus- part of the extrapyramidal motor system, that causes involuntary movements

Putamen- part of the basal ganglia, regulates movement and influences reinforcement and implicit learning

Corona Radiata- white matter sheet that carries most of the info to and from the cerebral cortex

Anterior Commisure-  bundle of white matter nerve fibres that connect the two hemispheres of the temporal lobe

Hippocampus- limbic system, STM and navigation

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus- deals with vision, and is where the optic nerve (that becomes the optic tract) terminates

Choroid Plexus of the lateral ventricle (produces cerebrospinal fluid)

Pulvinar nuclei - important in speech, vision and motor production