COGS 533

FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY

Neuroanatomy

Universal law bw GM-WM volumes in mammalian brains

Zhang & Sejnowski, PNAS, 97(10):5621-5626, 2000

CEREBELLUM

Overview of neuroanatomy inside the scope of this class: - all cerebral structures: cortical and subcortical- no cerebellum- no brainstem - only some tracts of spinal cord- cranial nerves (briefly as needed for perceptual functions)

Rostral (beak) Caudal (tail)Anterior (front) Posterior (back)

Dorsal (top) Ventral (belly)Superior (top) Inferior (bottom)

Medial (midline) Lateral (side)

Terminology

Planar cuts

Coronal(parallel to face)

Axial(parallel to ground)

Sagittal(parallel to ears)

Functions

Brain Mapping: The systems (Toga & Mazziotta, Chap.2)

MIN 705

Overview of functions inside the scope of this class: - perceptive functions (audition, vision, olfactory briefly)- limbic system and emotions- higher cognitive functions (language, learning, memory, decision making)- disorders (briefly)