Summary: Nervous System 8; Thalamuses

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  • gray matter processing centers

    basal nuclei
  • basal nuclei help

    as relay stations for motor commands (smooth out commands)
  • if basal nuclei work poorly

    leads to parkinsons disease
  • transfers impulses to the correct part of the cortex for localization and interpretation

    thalamus
  • thalamus = __ of neural tissue

    solid portions
  • create hollow cylinder with a central sphere shape

    thalamus
  • act of blocking out repetitive stimuli

    habituation
  • dampen low-level stimuli during sleep

    thalamus
  • mamillary bodies location

    paired protrusions underneath hypothalamus
  • forms the roof of the third ventricle

    epithalamus
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