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Lecturetwo
CentralNervousSystem—GrossOrganization
Scope:
Inthislecturewewilldiscussthegrossoroverallorganizationofthenervoussystem,anddefinesomeimportanttermsandconcepts.HerewewillbeconcernedprimarilywithareasoftheCNSthatcanbeviewedexternally;wewillbereturningtoamoredetaileddiscussionofthefunctionofsomeoftheseareasandstructuresinensuinglectures.
Outline
I.Beforewecandiscussthemodernviewofbrainasthebiologicalsubstrateofthemind,weneedtodefinesometermsthatwillbeusedthroughoutthecourse,andtounderstandsomethingaboutthegrossoroverallorganizationofthebrain.
A.ThetermCNSrefersspecificallytothebrainandspinalcord;thebrainiscontinuouswiththespinalcordthroughanopeningintheskull(foramenmagnum).
B.Theperipheralnervoussystem(PNS)consistsofneuronsand/ornervouslocatedoutsideofthebrainandspinalcord.Anexampleisthesciaticnervethatrunsdownthebackoftheleg.
II.IfwelookedattheCNSfromtheoutside,wewouldseethefollowingparts.
A.Thespinalcord,whichisprotectedbyourbonyvertebrae.
B.Partofthebrainstem,whichisaphylogeneticallyolderareaofthebraincontinuouswiththespinalcord.
C.Thehemisphere;inhumans,muchofthebrainstemiscoveredbythetwocerebralhemispheres.
III.Thereareanumberofreferencetermsthatareusedtorefertodifferentareasofthebrainandspinalcord,andtotherelativepositionofstructure;someofthesetermsareshowninrelationtoadrawingofthebraininFigure2.1.
A.Thetermsrostral(towardsthefrontof“head”end;anterior)andcaudal(towardsthebackor“tail”end;posterior)areusedgenerallytorefertothefrontandbackofthebrain,respectively.
B.Thetermsdorsalandventralareusedtorefertothetopandbottom(orunderside)ofthebrain.
C.Thetermsmedialandlateralareusedinreferencetothebodymidlinewithmedialtowards,andlateralawayfrom,themidline.
IV.Theadultbraincanbesubdividedgrosslyalongarostral-caudaldimensionintofiveregions(Figure2.1);howtheseregionsdevelopwillbeoneofthetopicsofafuturelecture.
A.Thetelencephalonistherostral-mostsubdivisionofthebrainconsistingofthetwocerebralhemispheres;thetelencephalonisthemostrecentlyevolvedareaofthebrainanditsfunctionwillbethefocusofmanylecturesinthiscourseexploringtherelationshipbetweenmindandbrain.Itistheoutersurfaceofthetelencephalon(cortex),whichisbelievedtobetheseatofthemind.
B.Thediencephalonincludesthethalamus(anteroom),animportantstructureconsistingofanumberofdistinctareas/structures,manyofwhichwillprojectto(e.g.,beconnectedto)thecerebralcortex,andhencethename“anteroom”;thehypothalamuswhichis“below”thethalamusandalsocomposedofanumberofindividualareas,isresponsibleforthecentralcontrolofhomeostasisinthebody.
C.Themesencephalonormidbrain,lyingbetweenthediencephalonandthemetencephalon;anumberofstructuresinthispartofthebrainareinvolvedinreflexes.
D.Themetencephalon(“between”brain)consistsoftwomajorstructures,thecerebellum(thelargeball-shapedstructureonthebaseofthebrain),andthepons(bridge)whichconnectsthecerebellumtotherestofthebrain.
E.Themyelencephalon(longwhitemarrowstructure)isalsoreferredtoasthemedullaormedullaoblongata,andisso-namedbecauseitcontainsmanyofthelongpathwaysortracts(axonsorprocessesofneuronstravelingtogetherinabundle)inthebrain,forexample,axonsprojectingtothespinalcord;itisthemedullawhichiscontinuouswiththespinalcordattheforamenmagnum.
V.Othergeneraltermsarealsocommonlyusedtorefertodifferentbrainsubdivisions.
A.Theforebrainreferstotherostra-mostsubdivisionsofthebrain,andincludesthetelencephalonandthediencephalon;theforebrainisthemostrecentlyevolvedareaofthebrainphylogenetically.
B.Thehindbrainconsistsofthecaudalbrainsubdivisionsandincludesthemetencephalonandthemyelencephalon.Forexample,themedullawouldbeconsideredastructureofthehindbrain;thehindbrainisconsideredaphylogeneticallyolderormoreprimitivepartofthebrain,controllingvital,butlargelyunconsciousorsubconscious,functionssuchasbreathingandheartrate.
C.Thebrainstemisacollectivetermusedtorefertothemesencephalon,metencephalon,andmyelencephalon;likethehindbrain,thebrainstemisconsideredanolderareaphylogenetically.
VI.Inthenextlecture,wewillseethatinternally,thebrainisalsoorganizedintodifferentareas.
FutureReading:
Anyrecentneurosciencetextwillcovermostofthebasicinformationcoveredinthislecture,althoughinmuchgreaterdetail.TheauthoritativebookinneuroscienceisPrinciplesofNeuralscience,editedbyE.R.Kandel,J.H.Schwartz,andT.M.Jessell.
QuestionstoConsider:
1.Whatarethefivesubdivisionsoftheadulthumanbrainfromrostraltocaudal?
Whydoyouthinkthetelencephalonissolargeinhumans?
2.Sometimesthemeaningofanamegivesacluetoitsfunction.Whyisthethalamustheanteroom?
LectureTwo—Transcript
CentralNervousSystem—GrossOrganization
Welcomeback.Inourintroductorylecture,itwasstatedthatthemodernviewisthatcognitionandperceptionaretheresultofthebrainprocesses.Thetruthisthateverysinglethingyoucanhear,feel,see,everythoughtyouthink,istheresultofthebrainprocesses.Butbeforewecangetintotalkingaboutsomeofthesetopics,weneedtodefinesomeimportanttermssoweareallonthesamepageabouthowweuselanguage.Andweneedtounderstandsomeverybasicprinciplesabouthowthebrainisorganized.Sothenextfewlecturesaregoingtoprovidethatfoundationmaterialonwhichtherestofthecourseisgoingtobebased.Theterms,definitions,andotherthingswewilltalkaboutandlearninthefirstpartofthecoursearegoingtobeimportantforunderstandalloftheotherlectures.
Inthisspecificlecturewhatwewanttodoistalkaboutthe“grossorganizationofthebrain,”andtheterminneuroscienceisusedtomeantheexternalfeaturesofthebrain,whatcanbeseenwithouttheaidofamicroscope.Sowhenwetalkaboutthegrossorganization,it’stheoverallbig,largeorganizationofthebrain.
Wearegoingtoreturntoadiscussionoffunctionofindividualareasatalatertime,butherewearegoingtolearnsomedefinitionsandtermssothatweallknowwherewearewhenwetalkaboutthebrain.
So,let’sstartwithsomeofthosebasicdefinitions.Theterm“centralnervoussystem”referstothebrainandthespinalcord.Thebrainiscontinuouswiththespinalcordthroughaholeintheskull,whichiscalledtheforamenmagnum.Youallknowthatyourspinalcordisinfactprotectedbybonyvertebraandthatyourbrainisinthiscompartmenthere.Andthebrainandspinalcordhavetobecontinuous,sothereisaholeinthebottomoftheskull.Andthisiswherethebrainandthespinalcordarecontinuous.
Thiscourseisgoingtofocusprimarilyonthebrain,soonthatpartofthecentralnervoussystem.Butthereisanotherpartofthenervoussystemthatwearen’tgoingtocoverinthiscourse,andthat’scalledtheperipheralnervoussystem.
Theperipheralnervoussystemisactuallyanante-neuralelementthatliesoutsideofthebrainandspinalcord.Sotheperipheralnervoussystemwouldbe,forexample,youhavealongnervecalledthe“sciaticnerve”thatrunsdownthebackoftheleg—thisispartoftheperipheralnervoussystem.Anypartofanervousstructure,whetherit’sanervecelloraprocessofanervecell,whichliesoutsideofthebrainandspinalcord,wouldbepartoftheperipheralnervoussystem.
Now,throughoutthiscoursewearegoingtobeusingwhatIcallthehandydandybrainmodel.Thisbeautifulmodelwithallofthesedifferentcolors—youturnitlikethis,youcanseeitfromdifferentsides—theoneinyourheadisactuallymuchmorebeautifulthanthat,butthisistheonlymodelthatIhad.Wearegoingtobeusingthiswhenwepointoutdifferentareasofthebrain,soit’simportantthatyoubeabletoimmediatelyorienttothismodel.
Now,justlikewehavetwosidestothebody,wehavearightandleftsidetoourbody,wehavetwohemispheresinourbrain.Thismodelisonlyonehemispheresoit’susedforteachingpurposes.Theotherhemisphere,whichwouldbelocatedhere,isnotshown.Whatwewanttoknowiswherethefrontandthebackofthebrainare,sowheneverItalkaboutsomethingandrefertothismodelthenyoucanlookatitandyou’llknowwhereweare.
Thisisthefrontofthebrainandthisisbackofthebrain.Andoneofthewaysyoucanalwaysknowthatthisisthebackofthebrainistoorienttothislittlestructurerighthere.Thislittlefist-shapedstructureiscalledthecerebellumandit’sgoingtobeatopicofoneofthelectureslateron.Butthecerebellumishereatthebaseoftheskullandsoyoucanalwaystellwherethebackofthebrainis.
TheotherthingIwantyoutonoticewiththismodelisthatthisisarighthemisphere.Sothisisthefront,thisistheback.Andthatwouldmakethisarighthemisphereofthebrain.SowhenwetalkaboutthesedifferentstructuresandIpointthingsoutonthismodel,thenyou’llknowbasicallywhereyouareat.
Nowwehavelookedatthecentralnervoussystemfromtheoutside;soweimaginethatthiswasourbrainandwearegoingtolookatitfromtheoutside.Ifwelookdownhere,wewouldseethespinalcord.Soagain,thespinalcordispartofthecentralnervoussystem,anditisp
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