Archicortex: 2-3

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Thalamus and Cortex
Archicortex 2-3 Paleocortex 4-5 Neocortex 6-8
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Thalamus
Relay n. - Medial (audition) lateral (vision)
Geniculate B. Ventral posterior - somatic
sensory Ventrolateral - proprioception Ass
ociation n. - Dorsomedial n. - frontal
association cortex Pulvinar n. - posterior
association cortex Intrinsic n. - Medial n. -
limbic (dull pain) (
Anterior n. - cingulate cortex
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Projections of Thalamic Nuclei
Cingulate gyrus (anteriormedial n.)
(Ventrolateral n.)
(ventral posterior n.)
(dorsomedial n.)
Posterior assoc c. (Pulvinar)
Brocas area
Wernickes area
(lateral geniculate)
Left hempisphere
(medial geniculate body)
Archicortex, 2-3 Paleocortex, 4-5 Neocortex, 6-8
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Topographic Layout
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Central fissure
Motor area
Primary auditory area
Brocas area
body sense
Precentral gyrus
Parietal- temporal junction area
Post-
Prefrontal cortex
central
gyrus
Orbitofrontal cortex
Lateral fissure
Pyriform cortex
Insular cortex
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PARIETAL-TEMPORAL JUNCTION CORTEX 1. Body
senseSelf representation 2. Split-brain left
language--left conscious
both language--both conscious
interpreter (Gazzaniga) 3. Intentions--
me vs. you PREFRONTAL CORTEX Working memory,
TOM (mirror-neurons), consciousness ORBITOFRONT
AL CORTEX Gut feelings, risk assessment CINGULA
TE CORTEX, INSULAR CORTEX Emotional qualities
conscious feelings (Damasio)