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Brain by Mind Map: Brain

1. Superior Temporal Gyrus

1.1. Protected by Lithium

2. Pituitary Gland

2.1. Tumors

2.2. Anterior Lobe Hormones

2.2.1. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

2.2.2. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

2.2.3. Growth hormone (GH)

2.2.4. Luteinizing hormone (LH)

2.2.5. Prolactin

2.2.5.1. Inhibited by dopamine from hypothalamus

2.2.6. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

2.2.7. Dopamine

2.3. Posterior Lobe Hormones

2.3.1. Anti-diurectic hormone (ADH)

2.3.2. Oxytocin

3. Cerebellum

3.1. Balance

3.2. Coordination

3.3. Speech Movements

3.4. Hindbrain

4. Amygdala

4.1. Emotions

4.1.1. Emotional Hijacking

4.1.1.1. Flight-or-flight response

4.1.2. Emotional Memories

4.2. Lizard Brain

4.3. Limbic System

4.4. Left Amygdala

4.4.1. Protected by Lithium

4.5. Subcortical

5. Hypothalamus

5.1. Appetite Control

5.2. Hormone Secretion

5.2.1. Throtropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

5.2.2. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

5.2.3. Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)

5.2.4. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

5.2.5. Somatostatin (GHIH)

5.2.6. Dopamine

5.3. Limbic System

6. Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)

6.1. Receives info from other areas about how well human needs are satisfied

6.2. Dopinergic

6.3. Stress increases dopamine production

7. Hippocampus

7.1. Memories

7.1.1. New

7.2. Spatial Navigation

7.3. Protein Kinase C

7.3.1. Inhibited by Lithium

7.4. Limbic System

7.5. BDNF - Brain-derived nuerotrophic factor increased by long-term lithium treatment.

8. Brain Stem

8.1. Regulates

8.1.1. Breathing

8.1.2. Heartrate

9. Substancia Nigra

9.1. Produces dopamine

10. Cortex

10.1. Prefrontal Cortex

10.1.1. Parts

10.1.1.1. Ventral Prefrontal Cortex

10.1.2. Functions

10.1.2.1. Planning

10.1.2.2. Organization & Implementation of action

10.1.2.3. Organizing actions in the time domain

10.1.2.4. Decision-making

10.1.2.5. Judgment

10.1.2.6. Inhibitory control

10.1.2.7. Interference control

10.1.2.8. Inhibition and control of emotional behavior

10.1.2.9. Set

10.1.2.9.1. Preparation for Action

10.1.2.10. Working Memory

10.1.2.10.1. Executive Attention

10.1.2.11. Creative Intelligence

10.1.2.11.1. Inventing the Future

10.1.3. Chemicals

10.1.3.1. Serotonin

10.1.3.2. Dopamine

10.1.3.3. Protein Kinase C

10.1.3.3.1. Inhibited by Lithium

10.1.3.3.2. PFC does not work properly when PKC is overactive.

10.1.4. Position

10.1.4.1. Forebrain

10.1.4.1.1. Behind Forehead

10.1.5. Notes

10.1.5.1. Not fully developed until about age 25

10.1.5.2. Volume decrease in white and gray matter in patients with dementia

10.1.5.3. Low metabolism of PFC in depression

10.1.5.4. Abnormalities in gray matter of schizophrenics

10.2. Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC)

10.2.1. Protected by Lithium

10.2.2. Abnormal sensitivity in schizophrenics

10.2.3. Hyperactivity in OCD patients

10.3. Posterior Cingulate

10.3.1. Abnormalities in people who have depression, even when not depressed

10.4. Paralimbic Association Cortex

10.5. BDNF - Brain-derived nuerotrophic factor increased by long-term lithium treatment.

10.6. Insula

10.6.1. Left insula does the executive set switching.

11. Striatum

11.1. Ventral Striatum

11.1.1. Nucleus Accumbens

11.1.1.1. Reward Cicuit

11.2. Caudate

11.3. Putamen

11.3.1. prepares and aids in the movement of limbs

12. Basal Ganglia

12.1. DA receptors disrupted in schizophrenia